Acar Kunyit Ikan Belanak
By: Helen Pitlick
Published: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 1:02am

Ingredients




1 kg ikan belanak (mugilidae)
200 grams fresh ginger
100 grams garlic
3 red chillies
3 green chillies
2 inches fresh turmeric
100 mls vinegar
1 salt and sugar to taste
oil, for frying

Preparation

1 Scale and clean fish, season with salt, dry and fry in very hot oil till golden brown. Drain. 2 Slice ginger and garlic. 3 Remove seeds and cut chillies into quarters. 4 Pound turmeric and fry in 4 tbsp oil until color is absorbed into oil. Fry sliced ginger and garlic till golden brown. Add vinegar, salt and sugar to taste. Add red and green chillies and simmer for another 5 minutes. 5 Reduce heat further and ease in the fried fishes. 6 Cover pan and turn off the heat. 7 Remove cover and let the dish cool before storing.

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Recipe by Majorie Chiew.