Assam Pedas
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About the Dish | |
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Assam pedas is one dish synonymous with Malacca as well as Johor in Malaysia. Assam pedas means hot/spicy and sour and is basically a dish of fish or beef in light gravy. The common ingredients are dried chilies, shallots, garlic, belacan, daun kesum (polygonum leaves / Vietnamese mint), bunga kantan (torch ginger flower/bud), and tamarind juice. |
Serving: 5 people
| Ingredients: | Ingredients to be ground |
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400g fish, cut into medium pieces |
8 shallots |
Direction:
- Wash and clean fish with salt and tamarind pulp and rinse a few times. Drain.
- Heat cooking oil in a pot over high heat and fry ground ingredients until fragrant.
- Reduce the heat and add fish, torch ginger bud (if using) and polygonum leaves. Stir well. Pour in half of the water and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add lady’s fingers, remaining water and tamarind juice and increase the heat. Season with salt. Allow boiling and turn off the heat.
