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Fish Relish – Sambal Ikan

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This Thai sauce features Tuna fish, or:, Eel or:, Ikan teri, Thick santen (coconut milk. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
Servings: 6
Calories: 285.9
Dietary: Gluten-free
Description
This Thai sauce features Tuna fish, or:, Eel or:, Ikan teri, Thick santen (coconut milk. It delivers aromatic, well-seasoned taste, smooth, comforting richness. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.
Ingredients
  • 4 ounce Tuna fish, or:
  • 3 ounce Eel or:
  • 3 ounce Ikan teri
  • 1 cup Thick santen (coconut milk)
  • 4 Cloves Garlic
  • 3 Shallots, peeled and chopped
  • 4 Kemiri (candlenuts)
  • 3 Cabe Rawit or:
  • 2 teaspoon Chilli powder
  • 2 tablespoon Tamarind water or
  • 2 teaspoon Tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon Brown sugar
Directions
  1. 1
    Salt 2 tb Vegetable oil I find that the easiest and tastiest Sambal Ikan is made with canned tuna fish.
  2. 2
    Sambal made with eel, however, is also delicious; cut the eel up very small and wash it in vinegar.
  3. 3
    In Indonesia we make this sambal with ikan teri or ikan bilis (tiny dried anchovies).
  4. 4
    Pound the garlic, shallots, kemiri and cabe rawit into a paste.
  5. 5
    Fry this paste in vegetable oil in a wok for about half a minute.
  6. 6
    Put in the tuna fish, eel or teri;
  7. 7
    stir -
  8. 8
    fry for 1 minute and
  9. 9
    add the tamarind water, or tomato puree, sugar and salt.
  10. 10
    Stir in the santen, and go on simmering until the mixture becomes thick.
  11. 11
    This sambal can be served hot or cold

Nutrition Facts

Servings 6

Amount Per Serving
Calories 285.9kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 6.5g10%
Saturated Fat 1.5g8%
Cholesterol 45.0mg15%
Sodium 2145.5mg90%
Total Carbohydrate 22.8g8%
Dietary Fiber 0.1g1%
Sugars 15.8g
Protein 29.6g60%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: brown, candlenuts, chilli, chopped, coconut, eel, fish, frying, garlic, ikan, milk, peeled, powder, puree, rawit, relish, sambal, santen, sauce, shallots
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