Friday, 18 October 2024

Cooking Sour & Spicy Fish Stew with Okra (Asam Pedas ikan Cencaru dengan Bendi)

Hi.. This time I want to cook a Malaysian dish, specifically from the state of Johor, called "Asam Pedas" or in translate we called "Sour & Spicy". 

"Asam Pedas" is a stew dish that uses simple sautéed ingredients commonly found in the kitchen. It has a slightly sour and spicy flavor. For this recipe, we will use fish called "Torpado Scad Fish" (Ikan Cencaru) and add Okra as a complement. Happy cooking!

👆Ingredients:

(ingredients to be blend)

30 dried chilies.
2 cm ginger. 
2 cm turmeric.
5 cloves garlic.
2 large onions.
A bit of shrimp paste.
Minimum water for blending.


Other : 

2 tbsb Tamarind (mix with water). 

1/2 tbsb Salt, 

1/4 tbsb Sugar, 

cooking oil 

Laksa leave (Daun kesum).


Instructions

👆Prepare the Fish
Clean the Torpado Scad fish @ 'ikan cencaru' by removing its tough skin and gutting it. Rinse the blood thoroughly with clean water.

👆Prepare the laksa leave
prepare a handful of laksa leaves @ "daun kesum" with the hard stems removed. then wash with clean water.


👆Blend the Chilies: First, soak and boil the dried chilies, then blend them until smooth.

Add other Ingredients: Once the chilies are blended, add the onions, garlic, turmeric, and shrimp paste. Blend until finely mixed.



👆Sauté the mixture: Heat oil in a pan until hot. It’s recommended to use a bit more oil for easier sautéing of the blended mixture.

Cook the Spices: Add the blended mixture to the hot oil and sauté until fragrant and slightly crispy, stirring continuously to prevent burning.


👆Add salt to taste and a little sugar.

👆Stir in the Laksa leaves (Daun kesum).


👆Cook the Fish: Add the cleaned cencaru fish and mix it with the sautéed spices.


👆Add Tamarind: Pour in tamarind mix with water and allow it to cook until slightly crispy again.

👆Add enough water to achieve the desired thickness of the gravy, about 1.5 cups recommended.


👆Add the okra and let the dish simmer on low heat until the okra is tender.

Taste the gravy and adjust the seasoning for saltiness.

👆Your spicy sour Torpado Scad fish (Asam Pedas Ikan Cencaru) with okra is ready to serve! Enjoy it with rice. Thank you for reading!


For a video tutorial on this dish, please click the link below👇






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