Cencaru Fish(torpedo scud fish) cooked in sambal acar

the recipe

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Im using 6 medium sized cencaru fish(torpedo scud fish commonly know as hard tail scud)

Wash the fish in clean running water .

Remove the hard scale .

use scissor to cut the fins and thorns at the belly

Place the fish on a cutting board, insert the sharp knife below the soft part of its belly slice upwards to its gills to cut it open. Use your fingers to remove the guts from the cavity. Discard them and give the fish another wash by rubbing salt and lemons.

Marinate the fish with some turmeric powder and salt.

Fry the fish till done.

Grind two medium sized onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1inch sized ginger, 5 of candle nuts. abt handful of dried chilies(soaked in boiling water till no more wrinkle!!.....toss in the colander, wash under runing water)

Method:

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Heat the wok with some oil and saute the grinded ingredients till cooked and done.

Add about 2 tablespoon or more of white vinegar

some sugar and salt to taste(hot,sweet n tangy taste).

add about 1/2cup of water,

let it simmers hot and add in the fried cencaru fish

mix well

and

serve

with white rice... "jemput makan"

Spicy Tangy Marine CatFish Head

Just for you, Navarino-s.... My mum is happy to share this recipe with you.. hope you like her recipe...




Spicy Tangy Marine Catfish Head

1 fish head ...spread tamarind paste all over and leave aside for 1hour. Using sharp knife scrape off the silver and grey skin of the fish. Rub the fish with salt and lemon all over and rinse thoroughly till you are confident that there's

no more of that fishy smell.... (tough job yeaah..pheww!)



1 tablespoon of Kerisek: 1 cup of grated coconut cooked in heated wok with no oil, no water added and over a slow fire. Keep stirring until it is fragrant and browned.. do not overcook or it will burn. Let it cool and grind the browned coconut to a fine paste, in my case I used coffee grinder.

1 stalk of lemongrass slightly bruised

1 big bowl of vietnamese coriander sprig( use only the leaves... soaked in water and strained)

1 tablespoon black pepper

200g of tamarind(asam) paste .. (dissolve tamarind paste with 2cups of water to make asam juice.. Strain the tamarind(asam) juice.)



Using the blender and grind the following ingredients into fine paste*

*1 handful of dried red chillies or..(abt 20 dried chili using scissors and cut chillies into 1 inch pieces and soaked in boiling water till soften.. rinse and strain.)

* 8 small bird's eye chili pepper(optional)

* 5 fresh red chili (optional)

* 1 tablespoon of prawn paste (belacan)

* 1 big onion(the bigger the better)

*2 cloves of garlic

*1/2 inch of ginger

* 1 inch size of fresh turmeric or (1tablespoon of turmeric powder)



1.Heat the wok with about 1 and half cup of vegetable oil..

2.Add in the blended ingredients and black pepper .. keep stirring over medium heat .. if the chilli paste turn dry and you happen to start sneezing... well, you can add 1/2 cup of water. Keep stirring and add in the kerisek .. cook till the paste turn crispy.. add in tamarind(asam) juice. You can adjust the thickness of the gravy by additional cup of water...



Mix well and let it boil.



Once boiling, add in the fish head, lemongrass... leave it to cook.. add salt to taste. lastly, add in vietnam coriander sprig leaves.

 
For the fillet ( marinate with salt, turmeric powder and chili powder) and fry till crispy.

Fish Head Cook in Sour.. Spicy Gravy

This was prepared by my dearest mum....   malay most favourite dish...  called Asam Pedas meaning
Spicy and Tangy!!!

Baked Cod

Topping:

3tbsp of olive oil

1/2cup fresh breadcrumbs

finely grated rind of juice of 1 lime

1/4cup of chopped fresh cilantro/parsley/chives

1teaspoon Dijon mustard

1tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger

dash of black pepper

salt to taste

1.Mix all the above ingredients.

2. Place some cod fillets on the baking tray and sprinkle with the lime juice. season with salt and pepper.

3. Divide the topping between the fillets, pressing the topping firmly onto the fish.

4. Bake in pre heated oven(200degC) for 20minutes or until the topping turn golden and crispy.

Mum's Grilled Fish Cooked in Spicy Coconut Gravy

l love eating by dipping the gravy with hot french loaf.... Mmmm mmm mm

My Salmon Fish Steak

Had this for yesterday lunch... Marinade with salt and pepper, garlic paste, lemongrass paste... and with few dash of cayenne and paprika powder, cumin powder dan lime. I oven cook the salmon.

Fish Biryani

I made Fish Biryani using Frozen Cod Fillet... and it turn out success + delicious ...and my family loves it. Look like I will be cooking more delicious biryani .... recipes from vahchef

Click here for vahchef's video cooking

Asparagus and french bean with crayfish meat

3 pcs of garlic.. slice it
4pcs of shallot... slice it
4small crayfish .. cut it in half and take out the meat
1 red chili ... slice it
some oyster mushroom ... slice it in big pieces
asparagus and french beans cut it 1 inch length
Saute the garlic and shallot with some olive oil till it smell good..
Add the crayfish and saute till the meat is cook
Add in the red chili , mushroom, asparagus and the french bean
Add some salt and white pepper..... ta..dah..



Jacket leather fish cook in spicy gravy... got this recipe from ...saeida

Sardine

2 tin sardine

2 packet brahim sambel tumis

1 serai di titik

1 biji bawang besar di potong bulat

1 biji tomato buah di potong wedges

Tumis 2 packet brahim sambel tumis dengan serai titik hingga mendideh.

Masukkan bawang besar yang di potong bulat dan 1 biji tomato di potong.

Masak hingga mendideh ... masukkan 2 sudu besar chili serbuk dan sedikit air.

Masak hingga mendideh dan masukkan 2-3 sudu kecil gula.
Akhir sekali masukkan sardine.

Sup Bebola dan crab stick popiah

Popia berinti jejari ketam

sumber dari berita harian

Lauk Sardine

1 tin sardine cap ayam

6 biji lada merah di hiris halus
6 biji lada hijau di hiris halus
1 bawang besar di hiris halus
2 ulas bawang putih di hiris halus
2 hiris halia

1 sudu teh makan belacan
1 sudu makan asam
di ramas dgn sedikit air untuk ambil pati nya

1 btg serai titik

1. Tumis bahan hiris, serai titik hingga harum dan garing tapi jangan hangus.

2. Masukkan air asam dan belacan(optional) yang telah di ramas.

3. Kalau kauh agak kering, boleh di tambah sedikit air, masak hingga mendideh.

4. Masukkan sardine sahaja, masukkan garam secukup rasa dan 1/2 sudu teh gula.

Ikan Masak Masam Manis

1 ekor ikan (tilapia, bawal, merah, siakap atau mengikut kesukaan masing2)
ikan di bersihkan gaulkan dengan sedikit garam dan kunyit kemudian di goreng garing. Angkat, toskan dan letak ikan di atas pinggan hidang.

3 sudumakan tomato sos
2 sudumakan cili sos
1 sudumakan gula
1 sudumakan cuka
1/2 cawan minyak masak

3 ulas bawang putih di hiris halus
5 biji bawang merah kecil di hiris halus

sedikit garam dan tepung jagung

1. Tumis bawang hiris hingga kuning.

2. Masukkan tomato dan cili sos, sedikit air, gula serta garam secukup rasa.

3. Tepung jagung di bancuh dengan sedikit air, tuangkan ke dalam masakan bersama cuka.

4. Bila kuah dah agak pekat angkat dan tuangkan ke atas ikan yang telah digoreng tadi.

Masak Ma'gut

1 ekor ikan Terubok atau ikan Siakap(dibersihkan dan potong dua atautiga)
panggang di oven atau atas kuali leper yang di alas daun pisang hingga setengah masak dan ketepikan.

15cili merah hiris halus
15cili hijau hiris halus
8cili padi(tumbok lumat)
2bawang besar hiris halus
4bawang putih hiris halus

1 size ibu jari langkuas di ketuk
1 serai titik
1 size ibu jari kunyit (tumbok lumat)
1 size ibu jari belacan
1 gengam kecil asam jawa
1 kotak kecil santan kara
1 cawan kecil air
daun bawang di potong 1 inch.

1. Tumis bahan hiris.
2. Masukkan lada padi tumbok dan kunyit tumbok dan tumis hingga layu dan garing.
3. Masukkan air tapisan asam jawa, belacan (belacan dan air asam jawa di gaul dan di ramas2).
4. Bila kuah mendideh, masukkan santan, langkuas dan serai titek.
5. Masukkan ikan panggang dan belimbing buluh dan daun bawang.