Asam Pedas Fish
User Reviews
4.6
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Prep Time
5 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
35 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Calories
211 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Southeast-Asian Fusion
Asam Pedas Fish
Description
This recipe for Asam Pedas Fish centers on cooking pomfret in a sauce combining a freshly pounded spice paste of garlic, lemongrass, shallots, dried chili, and fermented prawn paste. The tamarind juice, extracted by soaking tamarind pulp, imparts a pronounced sourness that defines asam pedas dishes. Adding fish curry powder deepens the flavor complexity. Fresh ingredients like okra and tomato wedges add texture and subtle sweetness, while daun kesum introduces herbaceous brightness at the end.
The fish is gently simmered until just cooked, preserving its delicate texture. This stew offers a balanced interplay of sour, spicy, and slightly sweet notes from the palm sugar and tomato, with a warm aroma from the spice paste. It is ideally served hot as a main dish, paired with steamed rice.
Ingredients
- 1 pomfret 1/2 pound to 1 pound (200 g-400 g)
- 10 okra small
- 1 tomato cut into wedges
- 1 teaspoon fish curry powder
- 2 daun kesum Vietnamese mint/Vietnamese coriander, sprigs
- 5 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon palm sugar or sugar
- salt to taste
Spice Paste:
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 lemongrass white part only, stalk
- 4 shallot
- 8-10 dried chili depends how spicy you like
- 1/2 tablespoon belacan prawn paste
Tamarind Juice:
- 1 1/4 cup water
- tamarind pulp size of a small ping pong ball
Instructions
- Pound the spice paste with a mortar and pestle or grind it in a food processor. Set aside.
- Soak the tamarind pulp in warm water for 15 minutes, squeezing constantly to extract the flavor. Drain the pulp and save the tamarind juice.
- Heat oil and fry the spice paste for 2 minutes, or until fragrant. Add the tamarind juice and fish curry powder, and bring to a boil. Add the tomato wedges, okras, and daun kesom, and bring to a boil again. Add the fish, salt, and palm sugar or regular sugar.
- Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes, or until the fish is cooked. Serve hot.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 211 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4people | |
| Calories | 211kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 18g | 28% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 84mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 275mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 742IU | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 14mg | 16% |
| Calcium | 51mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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