Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce

Name: Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 2 pieces whole sea bream; 2 tsp veg oil; 2 shallots, sliced; 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 cm ginger thinly sliced; 1 lemongrass bruised; 3-5 birds eye chillies (more or less depending on your spicy level; 1/4 cup thin tamarind juice; 1 tbsp fish sauce (sample) or fish stock; 1-2 tbsp sugar; 1/3 cup water; 1 medium onion, sliced into rounds; 1 tomato quartered, optional; Garnish; 1 handful chopped coriander(we have run out); Sliced chillies

Malaysian Kitchen UK @cook_15918593

Bristol

Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce

Malaysian Kitchen UK @cook_15918593

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Ingredients

2 pieceswhole sea bream
2 tspveg oil
2shallots, sliced
4garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 cmginger thinly sliced
1lemongrass bruised
3-5birds eye chillies (more or less depending on your spicy level
1/4 cupthin tamarind juice
1 tbspfish sauce (sample) or fish stock
1-2 tbspsugar
1/3 cupwater
1medium onion, sliced into rounds
1tomato quartered, optional
Garnish
1 handfulchopped coriander(we have run out)
Sliced chillies

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Steps

1

Gut, clean and rub some salt on the fish. Put it in a pyrex dish that fits into your steamer and set aside..
2

Heat some oil in a wok and fry the shallots, garlic and ginger. Add in lemongrass and water. Let boil and cook for 3 minutes then add in tamarind juice, salt, sugar and fish sauce. Taste for seasoning. Add the sliced onions and turn the heat off.
3

Pour the sauce into the pyrex bowl with the fish in it and steam them for 8 to 10 minutes on high or till fish is cooked through.
4

Garnish with sliced chillies and coriander leaves. Serve immediately with white rice, vegetables and sambal on the side.

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on March 04, 2020 15:56

Bristol

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