Malaysia

Assam Pedas

Name: Assam Pedas
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: 600 g Fish (e.g. mackerel); 2 tbsp Tamarind; 8 pieces Dried chilies; some of each Shallots & garlic; some of each Okra & tomato; some Laksa leaf (daun kesum)

Sour-spicy fish stew from Malacca

Assam pedas, literally sour and spicy, is a Malay fish stew that defines the cuisine of Malacca and Johor.

Tamarind brings the sourness, a chili paste the heat; okra and tomato plus laksa leaf (daun kesum) often join in.

Servings3

Time45 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Fish (e.g. mackerel)600 g
Tamarind2 tbsp
Dried chilies8 pieces
Shallots & garlicsome of each
Okra & tomatosome of each
Laksa leaf (daun kesum)some

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Grind chilies, shallots and garlic into a paste.
Fry the paste until fragrant.
Pour in water and tamarind.
Add fish, okra and tomato.
Simmer until the fish is done, serve with daun kesum.

Make it original

Tamarind and daun kesum for assam pedas are in the Asia Boutique.

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