Simple Way to Make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas)

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Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

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

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas):

1. Prepare 2 pc Sea Bass Fillet (240 g) or Mackerel
2. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt (marinate)
3. Make ready Sambal Paste (blend well)
4. Take 20 g Dried Chilli (deseed, rehydrated)
5. Get 40 g Shallots
6. Prepare 20 g Garlic
7. Make ready 20 g Ginger Root
8. Prepare 20 g Galangal Root
9. Get 20 g Turmeric Root
10. Get 20 g Lemongrass Stalk (white part)
11. Get 20 g Fermented Shrimp Paste (Belacan)
12. Make ready Other Ingredients;
13. Make ready 2 Tbsp Tamarind Pulp (soaked in 1 cup water, deseeded)
14. Make ready 10 Sprigs Vietnamese Mint (Daun Kesum)
15. Prepare 2 stalk Ginger Flower (sliced half)
16. Get 2 stalk Lemongrass (bruised)
17. Take 2 pc Tomatoes (quartered)
18. Make ready 100 g Okra (Bendi)
19. Make ready 1 Tbsp Fenugreek (Halba)
20. Take 1 Tbsp Sugar
21. Prepare 3 Tbsp Cooking Oil
22. Take 2 cup Water
23. Make ready as needed Salt (to season)

Instructions

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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