5 from 3 votes
Ikan Pesmol
Ikan Pesmol is a fish dish from West Java, Indonesia that has a refreshing tangy and spicy flavour.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
35 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
7
Calories:
784 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine:
Indonesian
Ingredients
- 2.2 pounds firm flesh fish
- 1 teaspoon tamarind paste
- 1 teaspoon kashmiri chilli powder
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1- inch ginger minced.
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red onion chopped.
- 15 candlenut aka Kemiri
- 2 salam leaves
- 2 lemongrass
- ½ - inch galangal
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons salt plus extra for marinade
- 2 teaspoons white vinegar or juice from one lemon
- 1 cup water
- 5-7 bird’s eye chilli fresh
- 4 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
Instructions
- Clean, scale, cut, and wash the fish. Marinate it with tamarind paste and 1 teaspoon of salt. Set aside.
- Using pestle and mortar, or a food processor, pound the ginger, garlic, chopped onion, candlenuts and galangal into a paste. Set aside.
- Grill the fish until it’s thoroughly cooked. Or, if you want to do it traditionally, you can deep fry the fish. Set aside.
- Heat 4 tablespoons of oil on a large cooking pan or a wok. Put the pounded spices, chilli powder, turmeric, Salam leaf, lemongrass, salt, and sugar in. Let it fry until the spices release aroma, and it looks shiny.
- Add in the vinegar or lemon juice. Cook further for a minute.
- Then add the water in, give it a stir and let it cook with a lid on. Until the water is reduced and you have a nice thick sauce.
- Put the fish in the sauce. Stir carefully until all the fish is coated with the spice. Leave it to cook with a lid on for about 3 minutes.
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Notes
- If candlenuts are not available, you can substitute them with macadamia nuts. Or you can omit altogether.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1g
Calories
784kcal
(39%)
Carbohydrates
27g
(9%)
Protein
44g
(88%)
Fat
60g
(92%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
48g
(282%)
Cholesterol
82mg
(27%)
Sodium
1334mg
(56%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 7 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 784
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1g | |
| Calories | 784kcal | 39% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 44g | 88% |
| Fat | 60g | 92% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 48g | 282% |
| Cholesterol | 82mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 1334mg | 56% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.