Fish In Spicy Soup Recipe (Asam Pedas)

Ingredients

  • Mackerel (about 8 inches size) - 8 pieces

  • Tamarind pulp - 100 grams

  • Lemon grass (chopped) -2 stalks

  • Red chilies (sliced to half) - 2 pieces

  • pepper mint leaves - 10 pieces

  • Salt and sugar to taste

  • Water - 1 liter

Spicy paste

  • Red chilies - 2 pieces

  • small onions - 10 pieces

  • Prawn paste (belachan, toasted) - 2 teaspoons

Method

  • Squeeze tamarind pulp in 1 liter of water to extract the juice then keep the liquid only.

  • Add lemon grass, finely ground spicy paste, salt and sugar in the tamarind juice and bring to boil.

  • Turn to low heat and simmer for 5 minutes then add fish and red chilies and continue to cook for another 5 more minutes. Add salt and sugar to taste and you can add more chilies if you prefer to be more spicy.

  • Garnish dish with pepper mint leaves and serve.

Note: Mackerel can be substituted by other sea fish.

 

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