Hi Hive,
Indonesian cuisine are very diverse. Now we will cook one of them, namely ungkep catfish. Ungkep is a cooking method, which is braised with aromatic spices and then fried briefly so will create a crispiness of the fishes.
Let's make some easy side dish for our family, simple and tasty.
Ungkep Catfish
Ingredients:
• 1 kg Catfish
• 2 Lime
• 2 pcs Lime Leaves
• 3 Cloves Garlic
• 1 Finger Turmeric
• 1 tbsp Coriander Powder
• 1 tsp Food Flavoring
• 1 tbsp Salt
• Banana Leaves
Cooking Steps:
☞ First of all, wash the fish thoroughly. Cut the stomach and remove all the contents of the fish's stomach. Wash the fish and also clean the gills.
☞ Flus the fish with lime juice, and add lime leaves and leave it for 1 minute. Use it to get rid of the fishy smell. And then wash again the fish for the last time.
☞ Blend garlic, turmeric, coriander powder then mix well with the fish, add salt, food flavoring (if desired) and put 2ml of water.
☞ Ungkep the fishes using banana leaves to give aroma.
☞ Fry the fishes until golden brown
This is it.
This is the most delicious food ever, everyone should try it out at home. Eat with rice, fresh vegetables and sambal. Yummi yummi ...
Happy cooking.