Yellow Fish Soup

Notes, Tipps & Tricks The Moluccan Islands (Kepulauan Maluku in Indonesian language), which are rich in sea fish and spices, are indeed famous for their unique fish-base dishes. The fampus variant among them is Ikan Kuah Kuning which literally means "Yellow Fish Soup". As the name suggests, this dish has a yellow tends to orange colour which comes from ground turmeric. It is a simple but indeed delicious soup. Give a try and let you know the outcome ;-) . Ingredients Ingredients for 3 persons: 600 gr/1.3 lb/20 oz barracuda steak or fillet / tuna / spanish mackerel / sea bream, washed 2 stems of lemon grass, bruished 2 cm fresh galangale, sliced 2 tsp sugar 2 limes basil 1 lt water salt to taste vegetable oil Spice for the paste: 5 shallots, chopped 3 cloves garlic, chopped 2 - 4 large red chillies, de-seeded chopped 2 cm fresh ginger, chopped 3 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder Step-by-Step Instructions: 1 Cut the fish, put them in a bowl and rub with salt and lime juice/tamarind juice. 2 Keep aside for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper. 3 Put all ingredients for the seasoning paste in a blender or food processor & blend until smooth. 4 Heat 2 tbsp oil in the middle-size frying pan. Stir-fry the paste all the time until fragrant/ you smell a good aroma. Add galingale and lemon grass. Keep stir-frying. 5 (The paste is ready when it's colour has changed from blur yellow into transparent yellow and the mixture becomes little bit scrambled. 6 Pour in 1 lt hot water and bring all to boil. Lower the heat into medium and add the fish. Simmer until the fish well cooked. 7 (If preffered, just pre-cooked the fish in separate boiled water as I write on the above notes). 8 Adjust the seasoning and add salt & sugar to taste. Add basil leaves. Add 2 tbsp lime juice, mix well & remove from heat.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet