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

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, fish in spicy tamarind sauce (asam pedas). One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a 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 in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas) is something that I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must 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 can achieve that.

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