Braised Fish with Tamarind Gravy ~ Fish Assam
Braised Fish with Tamarind Gravy ~ Fish Assam
Ingredients:
Preparation Time- 15 -20 mins
Cooking Time- 20 mins
Serving- 6-8 servings
1: Fish ( golden Pompano, grouper.. or your own preference...)
3-4 pieces
Sides Ingredients:
1: okra. 10-12 ( cut into wedges )
2: tomato. 3 ( cut into wedges)
3: lemongrass 2 stalks ( 1 cut into shreds, 1 pound)
Spices: ( pound)
1: galangal. 10 small pieces ( peeled)
2: turmeric. 3 small pieces. ( peeled)
3: shallot. 4-5 ( peeled and sliced)
4: garlic. 5-6 cloves
5: red chili. 3-4 shredded
6: balacan or shrimps paste. 2 tbsp
7: lemongrass. 1 stalk
8: Tamarind paste. 2-3 tbsp
Steps:
1: Fish clean, pat dry, season with a dash of garlic salt for 3-5 mins
2: Tamarind paste soak with 3 cups of water and strain to form assam juice
3: cut and shred all side ingredients, and pound all spices
4: dust fish with corn flour all over...
5: hot pan with 2-3 tbsp of oil, pan fry fish both sides 1-2 mins till golden yellow, dish up and set aside.
6: hot pan with oil, sauté pound spices until fragrant...
7: add balacan ( shrimp paste) and stir well, add assam juice,bring to boil...
Add a bit of water as desire, sugar to taste.
8: add all veggies, fish,cover and cook 3 mins with medium high heat.
9: turn off heat, rest 1 min..
10: : Taste, done and dish up,serve hot.
亞參魚
亞參魚~
材料：
1：魚塊：駮魚3-4塊 （可自選魚類…石班塊丶金倉魚，黑倉、白倉）
2:蔬菜配料：
秋葵 10-12 條
大紅蕃茄 3個
香茅 2 枝（ 1 枝切絲、1 枝舂爛 ）
3:醬汁配料：
1: 黃羌 3 小塊去皮備用
2: 南羌 中小塊切片，大約十片
3: 紅䓤頭 4-5 粒丶去皮，切片
4: 蒜頭 4-5 辨
5: 蝦膏 2 湯匙
6: 紅辣椒 3-4 條 （憑口味加減）
7: 亞參膏 2-3 湯匙
步驟：
1 ： 預備材料
2 ：魚冲洗抹乾、下蒜鹽少許塗抹內外片刻
3 ：大約3 杯水浸軟亞參膏丶去核丶過瀘成亞參水備用
4 ： 洗丶切丶蔬菜備用
5 ： 舂爛所有香料備用
6 ：魚上乾生粉，預備煎香魚塊
熱煱下2-3湯匙油煎約1-2 分鐘至金黃，上碟備用
7：熱鍋少許油下乾蔥、蒜、香茅，爆香再加入馬拉盞，再爆香...
加入亞參水，煮至微滾，可下少許糖2-3茶匙，調甜丶酸度。
8：加入魚塊、蔬菜中火焗煮大約3分鐘，熄火，焗1分鐘入味即成。
9 ：開蓋丶試味及目測自行調攪喜愛濃度⋯（ 大火收汁或沿邊下少許滾水調稀均可）
Tips ： 蔬菜類最好椒類⋯秋葵、色彩鮮豔開心開胃！
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Sauté Squid with Peppers ~
Sauté Squid with Peppers ~
Ingredients :
1-yellow、red bell pepper one each, salted vegetable one small piece
2- garlic and shallot 2-3 cloves ,red chili and onion one each
3- frozen squid 1-1/2 pounds
Seasonings : shrimp paste ( belachan) castor sugar , corn starch,and sesame oil
1 tbsp each
Steps:
1- dice garlics and shallots ,slice all peppers and salty vegetable, set aside.
2: clean , drain and marinate squid with sugar, corn starch and sesame oil ,
set aside .
3: heat oil in a pan,sauté peppers and onion, dish up and set aside.
4: heat oil in a pan, fry the shrimp paste with garlics and shallots until
fragrant,add squids, sauté under high heat , add all peppers, stir well,
done and best serve with rice.
Lent ‘ s Cooking
It all begins with an idea.
Cooking as Prayer ..
God nourish us with Love’ and give me the joy of being creative to share this meaning religious experience ..
Fully with Devine Mercy of Jesus , we shall be renewed and made whole, the promise of Easter awaits.
A great act of cooking to family can be raising our minds and hearts to God during Lent especially while I am putting on my apron with my desire for this time. Avoiding meat on Friday allows us to have some taste of a religious experience and joy of being creative and loving , here I am ready to share as follow…
Fish collections on Friday~
Assam fish with okra ~ tasty with assorted veggies , a mouth watering dish which is a good choice on your dinning table
Salmon fish head soup , grilled crispy salmon with veggies 😋
easy Japanese style homemade version dishes..
pan-fried small clams , sake steamed mussels mussels , and deep-fried fishes with sweet soy sauce😋
rice selections ~ fried rice with assorted veggies , sesame rice ball , and fish sauce rice ball
scallion oil noodles , stir-fried noodles with soy sauce , soba noodle with soba sauce..
baked sea salted cauliflower , steamed eggplant with soy sauce , steamed cabbage with capers, garden salad …not boring , right?
assorted egg selections.. steamed eggs with or without mushrooms , Korean style pan-fried eggs with veggies ,
simple pan-fried eggs with soy sauce…simple but significant dishes on Friday, just love the eggs🥰
more and more interesting menu with no meat on Friday , nice and easy with determination and confirmation during Lent period , are you ready ?
FRIED RICE WITH EEL
It all begins with an idea.
FRIED RICE WITH EEL
Ingredents
one eel (ready to use pkg.) cut into small pieces
2 cup of rice ( before cook ) 2eggs
1 cup of mix beans, 1 onion chopped , bit of Spring onion
Ready all ingredients
No over night rice, then add bit of butter to stir the fresh rice while still hot, for easy and better saute’e
Fry onion and spring onion under medium heat with a wok or frying pan
Add XO sauce or chilli sauce ( optional)
Stir well under high heat
Take out and set aside
Blend eggs with dashes of salt, fry under high heat
Add rice after frying the eggs, then finally combined all above , salt to taste, stirred well , again high heat .
Done, enjoy and have a nice day.
Add a table spoon of Xo chili sauce onto the rice for extra favor is optional😁
