Indonesian
Ikan Goreng (Indonesian Fried Fish)
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Ikan Goreng (Indonesian Fried Fish) is Indonesian 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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Pat the fish fillets dry and cut into large serving pieces.
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Blend or mince the garlic and mix it with the turmeric, lime juice, and salt into a paste.
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Rub the paste all over the fish and let it marinate at least 15 minutes.
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Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
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Fry the fish in batches, without crowding the pan, until deeply golden and crisp on the first side, about 4 minutes.
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Flip carefully and fry the other side until golden and the fish flakes easily, about 3 minutes more.
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Drain briefly on paper towels.
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Serve hot over the jasmine rice, with sambal alongside if you like.
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Serve it with
A Indonesian dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Ikan Goreng (Indonesian Fried Fish), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The protein alongside
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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. Ikan Goreng (Indonesian Fried Fish) 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 Bakar Kecap (Grilled Chicken in Sweet Soy Glaze) |
| 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
- 38 g
- Carbs
- 56 g
- Fat
- 6 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 580 mg
- Saturated fat
- 1 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Ikan Goreng (Indonesian Fried Fish) takes about 25 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. 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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