Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, fish in spicy tamarind sauce (asam pedas). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas) is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have fish in spicy tamarind sauce (asam pedas) using 23 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas):
- Prepare Sea Bass Fillet (240 g) or Mackerel
- Get Salt (marinate)
- Take Sambal Paste (blend well)
- Make ready Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
- Take Shallots
- Make ready Garlic
- Make ready Ginger Root
- Get Galangal Root
- Prepare Turmeric Root
- Take Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
- Prepare Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
- Take Other Ingredients;
- Make ready Tamarind Pulp (soaked in 1 cup water, deseeded)
- Take Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
- Make ready Ginger Flower (sliced half)
- Take Lemongrass (bruised)
- Get Tomatoes (quartered)
- Get Okra (Bendi)
- Make ready Fenugreek (Halba)
- Prepare Sugar
- Take Cooking Oil
- Make ready Water
- Prepare Salt (to season)
Steps to make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas):
- MARINATE; Salt the fish and set it aside.
- COOK THE PASTE; Heat 3 Tbsp of Cooking Oil until hot. Stir fry the Fenugreek for 5 seconds ONLY and immediately pour in the Sambal Paste. Mix well and cook the paste until the oil separates.
- TAMARIND; once the oil separates, add in the Tamarind juice, Water, Lemongrass, Ginger Flower, Vietnamese Mint, Sugar, Tomatoes and Okra. Mix well, bring it to a boil, cover with a lid and let it cook for 5 minutes.
- POACH THE FISH; After 5 minutes, turn down the heat to a simmer. DISCARD the Vietnamese Mint, Ginger Flower and Lemongrass. Add in the fish (skin side down) and cover with a lid. Poach the fish for 5 minutes.
- GRAVY; After 5 minutes, season the gravy with Salt if necessary. You can also REDUCE the gravy to a thicker consistency by continuing to cook, but REMOVE the fish first. Serve with rice.
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