Ikan Kachang (Fish with Peanut Sauce)

Title:
Ikan Kachang (Fish with Peanut Sauce)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Fish,
Indonesian




Ingredients:





     2 lg Fish steaks


          Lemon juice


          Salt


          Black pepper


          Oil for frying


     2 tb Light soya sauce


     2 tb Peanut sauce (see below)


   1/2 c  Thick coconut milk


     1 tb Tamarind liquid or vinegar


     1 tb Chopped fresh coriander


          Leaves





-----------------------------FAST
PEANUT SAUCE-----------------------------


     6 tb Peanut butter (crunchy)


     1 c  Water


   3/4 ts Palm sugar or substitute


     2 tb Dark soy sauce


          Lemon juice to taste


   1/2 ts Shrimp paste


          Coconut milk or water for


          -thinning





 Wash fish, rub all over with lemon juice and season generously with salt


 and pepper. Let stand 15 minutes. Heat oil and fry fish steaks (well dried


 on paper towels) until brown on both sides. Pour off all but a tablespoon


 of the oil, add remaining ingredients mixed together, except the fresh


 coriander. Spoon over the fish. Sprinkle with coriander, cover and simmer


       5    minutes. Serve with rice.


 


 FAST PEANUT SAUCE


 


 Put peanut butter in a saucepan and stir over gentle heat until mixed.


 Remove from heat and add all the other ingredients. It will be necessary to


 ass some coconut milk or water to make the paste a thick, pouring


 consistency. After doing so, check seasonings and add more salt and lemon


 juice if needed.


 


 Enjoy!


 


 Imran C.


 Posted to EAT-L Digest 15 November 96


 


 Date:    Sat, 16 Nov 1996 15:56:09 +1000


 


 From:    "I. Chaudhary"