We were watching Asian Food Channel, Cooking for Love programme and the menu for the day was rawon (slow cooked in the oven!), ikan pepes and durian creme brulee. I'm actually interested in the dessert, but Husband wanted the ikan pepes. So the next day he went to the market and then we prepared the fish together.
Original recipe is here, but we kinda adapted it cos I wanted to try a hand at masak campak-campak and master it. Also I know there's many variations of ikan pepes but we absolutely LOVE this.
So here's our recipe, which was just nice to cover 3 medium sized ikan merah. Ikan merah is a good fish since it's so soft!
Ikan Pepes
To blend:
2 onions
7 garlic
2 inches ginger
2 inches galangal
6 candlenuts
2 inches tumeric
10 red chilis
6 cili padi
4 cm sq belacan
4 lemongrass (stub keep for later)
Other ingredients:
2 blocks gula melaka
2 asam keping
1 1/2 tsp salt
16 lime leaves
2 tbsp coriander powder
Blend all the to-blend ingredients with some water. Heat a wok with some oil and fry the lemongrass stubs. Add in the blended ingredients and fry. Add in the other ingredients except about 8 lime leaves which are meant to be inserted into the fish. Once the paste is done, slather all over the fish and wrap the fish in banana leaves. Bake in the oven at 220 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, no need to turn over.
Husband was SOOOOOO satisfied with this I've never seen him so satisfied with any other food before. I think.
So yes this recipe is a KEEPER. I'm even thinking of making this for raya or family gatherings. Prepare the paste in advance then just buy fish.
Original recipe is here, but we kinda adapted it cos I wanted to try a hand at masak campak-campak and master it. Also I know there's many variations of ikan pepes but we absolutely LOVE this.
So here's our recipe, which was just nice to cover 3 medium sized ikan merah. Ikan merah is a good fish since it's so soft!
Ikan Pepes
To blend:
2 onions
7 garlic
2 inches ginger
2 inches galangal
6 candlenuts
2 inches tumeric
10 red chilis
6 cili padi
4 cm sq belacan
4 lemongrass (stub keep for later)
Other ingredients:
2 blocks gula melaka
2 asam keping
1 1/2 tsp salt
16 lime leaves
2 tbsp coriander powder
Blend all the to-blend ingredients with some water. Heat a wok with some oil and fry the lemongrass stubs. Add in the blended ingredients and fry. Add in the other ingredients except about 8 lime leaves which are meant to be inserted into the fish. Once the paste is done, slather all over the fish and wrap the fish in banana leaves. Bake in the oven at 220 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes, no need to turn over.
Husband was SOOOOOO satisfied with this I've never seen him so satisfied with any other food before. I think.
So yes this recipe is a KEEPER. I'm even thinking of making this for raya or family gatherings. Prepare the paste in advance then just buy fish.
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