Fried Catfish with Shrimp Paste Sambal
The sambal is pounded, not blended. It comes out coarse, and that is exactly right.
- Time
- 30 min
- servings
- 3
- Spice level
- 🌶️🌶️🌶️
- Estimated cost per serving
- Rp 10.000
Equipment used:StoveWokMortar & pestle
Contains: Fish, Shellfish
Ingredients
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- 3 wholeCatfishNot yet
- 15 pcBird's eye chiliNot yet
- 4 pcRed chiliNot yet
- 6 cloveShallotNot yet
- 3 cloveGarlicNot yet
- 2 pcTomatoNot yet
- 1 tspShrimp pasteNot yet
- 1 pcLimeNot yet
- 1 thumbTurmericNot yet
- 1 tspPalm sugarNot yet
- 2 tspSaltNot yet
- 400 mlCooking oilNot yet
Method
- 1
Rub the catfish with crushed turmeric, salt, and lime. Rest 15 minutes.
- 2
Fry the catfish in hot oil until thoroughly dry and browned.
- 3
Flash-fry the chilies, shallots, garlic, tomato, and shrimp paste.
- 4
Pound everything with palm sugar and salt until coarse. Squeeze lime over and serve with the fish.
Estimated nutrition per serving
- Energy
- 461 kkal
- Protein
- 20 g
- Carbohydrate
- 12 g
- Fat
- 39 g
Calculated from standard food composition tables and average ingredient sizes. An estimate, not medical advice.
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