Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas)
Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas)

Hello everybody, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, fish in spicy tamarind sauce (asam pedas). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook fish in spicy tamarind sauce (asam pedas) using 23 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas):
  1. Make ready Sea Bass Fillet (240 g) or Mackerel
  2. Make ready Salt (marinate)
  3. Get Sambal Paste (blend well)
  4. Make ready Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
  5. Get Shallots
  6. Get Garlic
  7. Prepare Ginger Root
  8. Prepare Galangal Root
  9. Prepare Turmeric Root
  10. Take Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
  11. Make ready Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
  12. Get Other Ingredients;
  13. Prepare Tamarind Pulp (soaked in 1 cup water, deseeded)
  14. Make ready Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
  15. Prepare Ginger Flower (sliced half)
  16. Take Lemongrass (bruised)
  17. Take Tomatoes (quartered)
  18. Take Okra (Bendi)
  19. Prepare Fenugreek (Halba)
  20. Get Sugar
  21. Prepare Cooking Oil
  22. Get Water
  23. Prepare Salt (to season)
Instructions to make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas):
  1. MARINATE; Salt the fish and set it aside.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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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