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Baked Fish with Pele Leaf  
Katdijo  
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medium fish or 1 large fish cut into serving sized pieces  
cup coconut milk  
onion  
or more pele leaves  
cups of water  
basil leaves  
clove garlic  
limes  
4 – 6 medium size fish (baked)  
1
1
large onion  
clove garlic  
5
1
/2  
21/2 coconuts grated  
2 – 3 cups water  
tablespoon oil  
cup grated yellow ginger  
1
salt and pepper to taste  
salt to taste  
1
lb. vegetables (green leaves and eggplants are recommended)  
Clean and cut fish into serving pieces. Marinade in lime juice for 4-5  
Arrange fish in a casserole dish. Parboil vegetables; drain and arrange  
on top of fish. Set aside.  
Place grated coconut and yellow ginger in a bowl and mix. Add water  
and squeeze together several times within the bowl. Squeeze out milk into  
another container and set aside. Saute onions and garlic in a two-quart sauce  
pan. Stir for about one to two minutes. Pour coconut milk in the saucepan  
and bring to boil. Remove from heat and pour over fish and vegetables and  
serve.  
minutes with a little bit of salt or soy sauce. Bake fish until cooked.  
Wash pele leaves. Add salt, onion, garlic, and basil leaves to coconut  
milk and bring to boil. Add pele leaves and cook for 30 minutes. Use some  
of the coconut milk to saute baked fish on a low heat. Place pele leaves on a  
tray, put fish on top and serve with lime juice.  
Serve with either taro, sweet potato, breadfruit, yams, tapioca or rice.  
Note: Extremely high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
the coconut milk with whole or low fat milk.  
Note: Very high in saturated fat. To reduce, replace up to half of  
coconut cream with whole or low fat milk.  
Floria P. James/COM/YAP/EFNEP  
UOG/GCE  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Estimated Nutritional Values  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
4 %  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
Amount/Serving  
% DV*  
6 %  
Calories  
365 kcal 18 % Carbohydrate  
28 Gm 43 % Iron  
12 Gm  
Total Fat  
3 Mg 17 %  
Calories  
526 kcal 26 % Carbohydrate  
34 Gm 52 % Iron  
17 Gm  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
19 Gm 95 % Calcium  
60 Mg  
6 %  
5 %  
Total Fat  
3.9 Mg 22 %  
0 Mg  
0 % Vitamin A  
6 % Vitamin C  
226.8 IU  
Saturated Fat  
Cholesterol  
Sodium  
15 Gm 75 % Calcium  
62 Mg  
6 %  
3 %  
145 Gm  
18.9 Mg 32 %  
0 Mg  
0 % Vitamin A  
5 % Vitamin C  
156.5 IU  
Protein  
20 Gm 40 %  
121 Gm  
8.6 Mg 14 %  
Protein  
36 Gm 72 %  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
*Percent daily Values (DV) are based on a 2,000 calorie diet  
Servings in this recipe:  
4
Servings in this recipe:  
5
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
0
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
0
Meat:  
1
Milk:  
0
Veg:  
1
Fruit:  
0
Bread:  
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Meat:  
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