Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce
Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce

Hello everybody, it’s Drew, welcome to our recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, asam or steam fish in tamarind sauce. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Add the lemongrass, tomato, chillies and tamarind water and bring to the boil. Season to taste with sugar and salt - the flavour should be a mix of hot, sweet, sour and salty. Add tamarind juice and dried tamarind skin. Sauté well, then add brinjal, lady´s fingers and tomato.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook asam or steam fish in tamarind sauce using 16 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce:
  1. Take 2 pieces whole sea bream
  2. Get 2 tsp veg oil
  3. Prepare 2 shallots, sliced
  4. Make ready 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  5. Make ready 2 cm ginger thinly sliced
  6. Prepare 1 lemongrass bruised
  7. Get 3-5 birds eye chillies (more or less depending on your spicy level
  8. Get 1/4 cup thin tamarind juice
  9. Take 1 tbsp fish sauce (sample) or fish stock
  10. Take 1-2 tbsp sugar
  11. Make ready 1/3 cup water
  12. Prepare 1 medium onion, sliced into rounds
  13. Get 1 tomato quartered, optional
  14. Make ready Garnish
  15. Take 1 handful chopped coriander(we have run out)
  16. Get Sliced chillies

For tamarind sauce, mix all the ingredients for tamarind sauce into a bow. Mix well and pour on to the fish. Steam Fish in Tamarind Sauce Steam fish in tamarind sauce is a savory dish that is a little sweet and sour. If you like fish give this recipe a try; it is healthy and delicious.

Instructions to make Asam or Steam fish in tamarind sauce:
  1. Gut, clean and rub some salt on the fish. Put it in a pyrex dish that fits into your steamer and set aside..
  2. Heat some oil in a wok and fry the shallots, garlic and ginger. Add in lemongrass and water. Let boil and cook for 3 minutes then add in tamarind juice, salt, sugar and fish sauce. Taste for seasoning. Add the sliced onions and turn the heat off.
  3. Pour the sauce into the pyrex bowl with the fish in it and steam them for 8 to 10 minutes on high or till fish is cooked through.
  4. Garnish with sliced chillies and coriander leaves. Serve immediately with white rice, vegetables and sambal on the side.

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