SAMBAL IKAN BILIS (SPICY CRISPY ANCHOVIES)

السلام عليكم
Peace be upon you

Menu 6 : 17th January 2014

Menu ke-6 for this month ialah menu orang kampung. Sebab apa orang kampung? Sebab this kind of dishes are reminds me to my chilhood days. Teringat I masa kecil-kecil dulu sebelum my Dad turun ke sawah, my Mom akan tanak pulut and makan dengan ikan sepat kering and air kopi. 

Kalau dulu, waktu pagi masih berkabus and sangat sejuk. Bayangkan lah betapa nikmatnya pada waktu tu. Macam tinggal kat Cameron Highlands wa cakap sama lu! Orang kota Metropolitan mungkin tak rasa semua ni kan? 

Sebenarnya I tak terfikir nak update recipe for this kind of dishes tapi di sebabkan kenalan IG I Dea 'paksa' I update recipe, so I dengan berbesar hati update jugak. Tapi recipe for sambal bilis dengan ikan masin tu aje lah ye :)

Fried Tenggiri (Cero)

Ingredients

2 Salted Tenggiri fillets
1 onion (thinly slice)
6 bird's eye chillies
1 red chili
1 tbsp corn starch (to coat the fish)
1 cup vegetable oil (kalau ada baki minyak goreng ikan or ayam lebih bagus sebab lepas goreng ikan masin ni terus buang aje minyaknye tu. Takde lah bazir kalau pakai minyak baru)

Method

Coat Tenggiri with corn starch, put aside. Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Fry the fish till brown. Pat the fried fish with kitchen paper towel to absorb the excess oil.

Add the onion and chillies into the same cooking oil and cook till fragrant. Turn off the fire and pat with kitchen paper towel as well. Pour on top of salted fish as garnish.


Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients

5-6 tbsp chili paste
1 onion (grind)
2 cloves gralic (grind)
1 tsp tamarind paste
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 thumb size shrimp paste (grind with onion and garlic)
1 cup crispy achovies (deep fried)
1/2 cup of water
1/4 cup vegetable oil


Method

Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Pour chili paste and the grinded ingredients. Cook for 3 minutes or till fragrant and water absorbed.

Add in sugar, tamarind paste and water and cook till water absorbed for the second time. Add in the crispy anchovies and mix them well. Turn off the fire and pour the spicy anchovies in a serving bowl.

Sekali sekala dapat makan macam ni memang lah terasa kenikmatannya.

Love,

Honey