🐟 Ikan bakar

Name: Ikan bakar
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Indonesia · Malaysia
Ingredients: 1 whole fish (about 700 g), cleaned, or 500 g fish fillets; 3 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce); 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 red chilies, chopped; 2 limes; 1 tbsp oil, salt

Origin: Indonesia · Malaysia

412kcal

per serving · 250 g

165kcal

per 100 g

48 gProtein19 g / 100 g

18 gFat7 g / 100 g

15 gCarbs6 g / 100 g

Ikan bakar means 'grilled fish': a whole fish or thick fillets brushed with sweet soy sauce (kecap manis), garlic and chili, then grilled over charcoal until lightly charred. The flesh is smoky, sticky-sweet and spicy, brightened with fresh lime. It is served with rice and a squeeze of lime.

Diets

✓

No pork

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Low-carb6 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein19 g protein per 100 g — 46% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: fish

Not veganbecause of: fish

Contains glutenbecause of: sweet soy sauce

Allergens

Contains (in a typical recipe):

⚠ Gluten ⚠ Fish ⚠ Soy

What it is made of

fishsweet soy saucechili peppergarliclime

Recipe

2 servings40 min

Ingredients

1 whole fish (about 700 g), cleaned, or 500 g fish fillets
3 tbsp kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
3 garlic cloves, crushed
2 red chilies, chopped
2 limes
1 tbsp oil, salt

Method

Score the fish on both sides and rub with salt and the juice of 1 lime; leave for 10 minutes.
Mix the kecap manis, garlic, chilies and oil.
Grill the fish over hot charcoal or under a grill for 6–8 minutes per side, brushing with the glaze several times.
Serve with the second lime cut into wedges.

How to make it lighter

Use only 1–2 tbsp of kecap manis — the sugary glaze adds up fast.
Choose a lean white fish and grill rather than pan-fry it.
Serve with a small portion of rice and plenty of fresh vegetables.

History

Grilled fish is a street-food and seaside favourite across Indonesia and Malaysia, with regional versions in Java, Sulawesi and beyond; the sweet soy glaze is typically Indonesian.

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →