Malaysian
Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew)
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Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) is Malaysian home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Soak the dried chilies in hot water for 10 minutes to soften, then drain.
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Blend the softened chilies, shallots, and garlic into a smooth paste.
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Heat the oil in a wide pot over medium heat and fry the paste with the galangal and bruised lemongrass until fragrant and darkened, about 6 minutes.
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Pour in the water and tamarind paste and bring to a simmer.
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Add the eggplant and simmer 4 minutes, then add the tomato and okra and simmer 3 minutes more.
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Season with the palm sugar and salt, tasting to balance sour, spicy, and sweet.
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Slide in the fish pieces and simmer gently, without stirring hard, until just cooked through, about 8 minutes.
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Serve hot over the jasmine rice.
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Serve it with
A Malaysian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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The sharp little thing
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) carries fish. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Ayam Goreng Berempah (Malaysian Spiced Fried Chicken) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 430 kcal
- Protein
- 28 g
- Carbs
- 48 g
- Fat
- 14 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 8 g
- Sodium
- 520 mg
- Saturated fat
- 2 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Asam Pedas Ikan (Malaysian Spicy Sour Fish Stew) takes about 35 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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