Step-by-Step Guide to Prepare Perfect Fish in Spicy Tamarind Sauce (Asam Pedas)

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