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My good friends Farina and Michael came over to visit last week and we made some Malaysian-style BBQ seafood, inspired by this popular hawker fare in Kuala Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. They are called Portuguese-style baked seafood. There is really nothing Portuguese about it but Malaysia do have some Portuguese descendants because Malacca was a Portuguese colony in the 16th century. So perhaps this is how they bake their seafood—with fiery sambal, okras, and wrapped with aluminum foil.
Farina and I enjoyed our BBQ so much. As Malaysians, we concluded that this is probably the best way to serve seafood BBQ-style. Our favorite is the BBQ clams with sambal and okras. It was simply lip smackingly delicious.
To prepare these mouthwatering Malaysian-style BBQ, all you need are your favorite seafood and shellfish: shimp, squid, fish (we like stingray or white pomfret), clams, and some okras. Mix the seafood of your choice (you can also do a seafood combination) with sambal, okra, and wrap the aluminum foil tightly (preferably two layers to avoid leakage), and off onto the grill. That’s it.
Try this new recipe this summer. You will not be disappointed!
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I love all your recipes–they are beautiful-flavorful and inspired!!Thank you for sharing. I love your blog too. I may make this one this weekend if I am not too lazy!
Hi Melanie – aww, thanks. I like to eat interesting and exotic foods. :)
That looks great. I would love to make this with clams.
This reminds me of ikan bakar… :D I’ve never used sambal oelek to make the sambal dressing, will have to try this out soon.
These pictures are amazing!! Really makes me wish I lived closer to a body of water so as to have access to some fresh seafood.
I really like this way of cooking the seafood, sealing in the juices and adding enough punch with the fiery and tangy sambal.
But not many places here can do them well.
The Midvalley food court used to do a delicious version, but not anymore. Even the Petaling Street’s famous one was horrendous the last time I ate there.
Oh no, really? The Petaling Street’s famous one is no longer great? I looooove loooove their Portuguese-style baked seafood. :(
I can’t find this type of grilled seafood in Penang though. Love it that it seals in the juices. Slurp!!!
I see myself licking the clam shells already….
Tiga – yes, very good, especially the clams. The clam juice mixed with the sambal is extra savory. My friend said we should have made rice to go with it. LOL.
If you don’t want the hassle of starting the fire (esp in msia where bbq usually means using charcoal), you can just steam them. You’ll get pretty good result too. ;)
Wow, this looks great. I’ve grilled clams and whole shrimp before, but not like this! Thanks for the post :)
Oh my, seafood done like this just gets my hungry, even if I’ve just gotten up from breakfast. What a wonderful sounding recipe, I bet all the flavors just explode in your mouth.
I’ve made something similar, but wrapped in banana leaves. I now have to find that recipe to compare. Regardless, I am giving your tasty version a try.
Hi!
I am just wondering what kind of sambal you used. Did you get it here or you brought them over from Malaysia?
Sambak Oelek, you can get them bottled at Asian stores.
O, I am sorry! I mean the belachan. Not the sambal. Sorry!
Belacan is from Penang but you can get Made in Malaysia belacan at Asian supermarkets. If not, you can buy it from http://asiansupermarket365.com/
Oh yes. The good old sambal oelek! YUM.
The clams look great. I can’t wait to try this recipe at my next bbq…
How long on the grill?
there is nothing about the seafood & okra.
how much? how long on the grill?
can you cook all the different kinds of seafood together — don’t they cook at different rates?
I didn’t weight everything, not when it was a fun BBQ. Measuring everything precisely took the fun out of it. We grill each packet of seafood differently.
Good morning! I featured this recipe on my blog today for my weekly seafood round-up. It looks great, thanks for allowing me to share. Here is the link http://carriesexperimentalkitchen.blogspot.com/2012/05/week-19-seafood-frenzy-fridaythe.html
Did you have to turn the fish over on the grill? Am planning to try grilling in the oven as I don’t have a grilling pan or a bbq. I loooove Malaysian Portuguese style seafood. Can’t wait to try this!
Yes, on the grill but oven should be fine.