Fried Catfish with Tomato Sambal

The sambal is fried, not raw — that is what makes it keep until tomorrow and taste deeper.

Time
30 min
servings
3
Spice level
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Estimated cost per serving
Rp 10.500
Equipment used:StoveWokMortar & pestle

Contains: Fish

Ingredients

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  • CatfishNot yet
    3 whole
  • TomatoNot yet
    3 pc
  • Bird's eye chiliNot yet
    15 pc
  • Red chiliNot yet
    3 pc
  • ShallotNot yet
    6 clove
  • GarlicNot yet
    3 clove
  • Shrimp pasteoptionalNot yet
    1 tsp
  • Palm sugarNot yet
    1 tsp
  • LimeNot yet
    1 pc
  • TurmericNot yet
    1 thumb
  • SaltNot yet
    2 tsp
  • LettuceoptionalNot yet
    60 g
  • CucumberoptionalNot yet
    1 pc
  • Cooking oilNot yet
    400 ml

Method

  1. 1

    Rub the catfish with turmeric, salt, and lime. Rest 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Fry the catfish until dry and crisp outside.

  3. 3

    Fry the chilies, shallots, garlic, tomato, and shrimp paste until softened.

  4. 4

    Pound coarsely with palm sugar and salt. Serve with raw lettuce and cucumber.

Estimated nutrition per serving

Energy
462 kkal
Protein
19 g
Carbohydrate
13 g
Fat
39 g

Calculated from standard food composition tables and average ingredient sizes. An estimate, not medical advice.

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