Sambal Ikan / Sambal fish Recipe 參巴醬鱼

The Homemade Chili Paste Fish

Found the right taste out of sudden and a breakthrough of something I won't do before! It was not that hard as I thought. A very simple recipe to share with those who doesn't like complicated recipe! It tasted a bit similar to nasi lemak's sambal. I suggest it is good to go with 'ikan bilis' (anchovies).

In order to get the sour taste, I used lime instead of assam! The paste didn't taste very spicy. It was just a hint of hot sensation. It tasted sweet and a bit of sour. The lesson I learnt from this dish was, sugar and salt play a big role in flavouring and balancing the taste.

Ingredients

1 piece of fish

5 tbsp oil

1 stalk lemongrass

1 small onion

1cm ginger

3 long dried chili

1 tsp lemon/lime juice

1 tsp salt

2 tsp sugar

Directions

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Fry the fish until cooked and put it aside. Leave the remaining oil on the pan.

2. Put the other ingredients in the blender and blend.

3. Pour the mixing from the blender into the pan.

4. Stir the mixture until it turns red.

5. Put the fish in the pan and stir with the sauce for 1 minute.

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