Malaysian
Ikan Masam Manis (Sweet and Sour Fish)
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Ikan Masam Manis (Sweet and Sour Fish) 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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Cut the fish into large chunks and toss with a pinch of salt and the cornstarch to coat.
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Cut the tomato and bell pepper into wedges.
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Heat the oil in a wok over medium-high heat and fry the fish in batches until golden and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per batch; drain and set aside.
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Pour off all but 1 tbsp of the oil, add the bell pepper and tomato, and stir-fry 2 minutes.
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Add the pineapple, rice vinegar, sugar, and remaining salt, and simmer 3 minutes to build the sauce.
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Return the fried fish to the wok and toss gently to coat, warming through 2 minutes.
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Serve hot alongside 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 Ikan Masam Manis (Sweet and Sour Fish), 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. Ikan Masam Manis (Sweet and Sour 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 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
- 380 kcal
- Protein
- 26 g
- Carbs
- 20 g
- Fat
- 22 g
- Fiber
- 2 g
- Sugar
- 12 g
- Sodium
- 430 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Ikan Masam Manis (Sweet and Sour Fish) takes about 30 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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