Mok Pa

Name: Mok Pa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Laotian
Ingredients: 600g fish fillets (tilapia or snapper), sliced; 3 stalks lemongrass, finely sliced; 3cm galangal, grated; 3 kaffir lime leaves, shredded; 3 tbsp fish sauce; large bunch dill, roughly chopped; 2 long red chillies; banana leaves for wrapping

Laotian fish steamed in banana leaves with lemongrass, galangal and dill — simple, clean and intensely aromatic.

Total time

40 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Laotian

Ingredients

600gfish fillets (tilapia or snapper), sliced

3 stalkslemongrass, finely sliced

3cmgalangal, grated

3kaffir lime leaves, shredded

3 tbspfish sauce

large bunchdill, roughly chopped

2long red chillies

banana leavesfor wrapping

Instructions

Mix all ingredients except banana leaves together.

Spoon onto banana leaf squares. Fold into parcels and secure with toothpicks.

Steam over boiling water 20–25 minutes.

Open at the table.

Serve with sticky rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

Protein

1.3g

Fat

0.2g

Carbs

6.8g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

876mg

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