
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!
How Many Calories per Serving?
This recipe is only 362 calories per serving.
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BBQ Clams using sambal, a popular chili based from Malaysia and Indonesia. Bottled sambal oelek is very spicy, but the above sambal recipe will "dilute" the spiciness. The recipe yields about two bottles or more sambal. You don't have to use up all the sambal for the BBQ seafood, just use enough for each seafood parcel.Malaysian-style BBQ Seafood
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Instructions
Notes
You can also try out my grilled fish sambal recipe here, which is more Nyonya-style.Nutrition Information
Yield
4
Serving Size
4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 362Total Fat 13gSaturated Fat 11gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 42mgSodium 2756mgCarbohydrates 59gFiber 1gSugar 53gProtein 3g
Elsie Chan
Beautiful & yummy dishes. Thanks so much for inspiring me to cook again. Stopped cooking when the babies came along & I was caught up with the rat-race in Spore. During my recent retirement, I’m exploring my passion ie Cooking once more.
Rasa Malaysia
Elsie – happy cooking!! :)