Ingredients:
Serves 4 people
- 4 shallots
- 3 clove garlic
- 3 cm ginger
- 1 spring onion stalk
- 2 pcs big red chilies
- soya sauce(sweet)
- soy sauce (salted)
- salt
- sugar
- red snapper fish
- marinade: 1 pc lime
- 1 clove garlic(bruised)
Instructions:
1-Score & marinate fish
With a knife, score fish by making 4 slits on both sides. Evenly coat 4 tbsp turmeric powder and 4 tbsp cornstarch on both sides of the fish
2-Deep fry fish
In a pot, heat up enough vegetable oil for deep-frying the whole fish. Deep-fry the fish on high heat for 10 minutes, until crispy. Drain excess oil on a paper towel-lined plate and set aside.
3-Sautee shallots garlic & ginger
In a pan on medium-high heat, heat up 2 tbsp vegetable oil and sauté shallots, garlic and ginger for 1 minute,until fragrant.
4-Make sauce
- In the same pan, mix in 5 tbsp kecap manis, 4 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, 200 ml water and thickener together and let it reduce until sauce thickens.
- Season with ground white pepper to taste
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