poached and stewed dishes benefit from the addition of a bay leaf, as do soups, stocks and risottos. Add a bay leaf when braising red or pickled cabbage, to poaching liquid for fish, or to infuse ...

The success of leaf-wrapped dishes relies on careful ingredient selection and proportion. For example, in preparing Fish ...

If you have the grill fired up for this Indonesian dish of fish wrapped in banana leaf (which was developed by my ex-food stylist, Vivian Herijanto), you'd might as well also cook some skewers of ...

Machcha Patropoda is fish marinated with a generous amount of masala, wrapped in banana leaf and cooked for a few minutes till it's soft and flaky. Clean the fish and cut into small pieces. 2. Add the ...

Stir in the fish and gently fold in the coriander ... Remove and leave to cool. Create a dish shape from the banana leaf by pinning up the sides of the circle using four toothpicks.