Nyonya Sour and Spicy Fish Head
Ingredient
- 2 Red Fish Head
- 3 tablespoon chili paste
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 piece tamarind peel
- 4 -5 tablespoon cooking oil
- 1 bowl of water
- 1 ginger torch (Cut half)
- A handful of daun Kesom,
- 1 red chili (Cut half)
- 5 kaffir leaves.
- 3 calamansi (Cut half)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 dessert spoon sugar
Ingredient: Aromatic - to be blended
- 2 big Onion
- 3 garlic
- 2 stalk 2 cm upper lemongrass
- 1 thumb size shrimp paste.
- 4-5 ginger torch petal
- add a some water so long it can blend
Method
- Heat up 4-5 tablespoon cooking oil in a wok.
- Add in blended aromatics saute a few second,
- Add in chili paste, turmeric powder and tamarind peel.
- Continue to saute until fragrant and add in a bowl of water.
- Add in salt, sugar ginger torch, daun kesom, red chili, kaffir leaves.
- Add in fish head Leave it to simmer 5 minutes before flipping fish to another side.
- Add in calamansi juice (optional ) taste spicy, salty and sweetness as preference.
You may steam fish head before adding to curry but I felt the fish is best to just add in by itself. You may steam as per own preference.
You may pound until of blend the aromatic (onion, garlic, etc)
Ops sorry I don't add ladies fingers and tomatoes. you may do so.
Ops sorry I don't add ladies fingers and tomatoes. you may do so.
What is so special about this assam pedas.
There are 3 special changes to this assam pedas curry for additional fragrant aroma and taste.
a) Add ginger torch to blend
a) Add ginger torch to blend
b) Add in a few kaffir leave
c) Add in calamansi juice
