Asam Fish (Tamarind Fish). Asam Pedas (Spicy Tamarind Fish) is a spicy and tangy Malaysian fish dish that is sure to whet your appetite. Asam Pedas is a popular sour and spicy fish stew that's often cooked for family meals in Malaysia and Indonesia. We like to use freshwater Pomfret as that particular fish is naturally sweeter than others, but you can also use Salmon, Stingray, Red Snapper and many other local fishes.

Heat some oil in a frying pan and fry the fish pieces until lightly coloured. In conjunction of Malaysian Food Fest (MFF), as a Malaysian, I don't find any reason for not supporting this. A group of bloggers (included myself) would like to introduce culinary specialties of all states in Malaysia, and wished to encourage readers to give a try replicating state dishes at home. You can cook Asam Fish (Tamarind Fish) using 20 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Asam Fish (Tamarind Fish)

You need of Fish (sitingray or red snapper).
It's 4 of Ladies fingers (okra).
It's of Aubergine (optional).
You need 1 of tomato.
Prepare of Salt.
You need of Sugar.
It's A few of leaves of Curry (optional).
You need A few of leaves of Kaffir Lime (optional).
It's of Paste.
Prepare 2 cloves of garlic.
It's 1 of thumb of blue ginger.
You need 4 of shallots.
Prepare 2 of lemongrass ends.
Prepare 20 of dried chilli (soaked and seeds removed).
It's 10 g of belachan (shrimp paste).
You need 1 tbsp of turmeric powder.
Prepare of Tamarind Juice.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Tamarind paste (soaked in hot water).
You need 500 ml of water.
You need of Tamarind peels.

My first submission to Malaysian Food Fest, Melaka Month. Come and join us, it's not only for bloggers. Have some fun recreating something in your own kitchen. Have some "Melaka" at home :).

Asam Fish (Tamarind Fish) instructions

Gather all the ingredients. Blend the ingredients for the paste till smooth else you’ll have to drain the chunky bits out later..
Heat oil in pan. Stir fry paste till fragrant. Add the tamarind juice and peels..
Finally, add the vegetables and fish. Cover to steam and let the flavours infuse for a few minutes..

Asam pedas (Indonesian and Malay: Asam Pedas, Minangkabau: Asam Padeh, English: Sour and Spicy) is a Minangkabau and Malay sour and spicy fish stew dish. It is from Indonesia and is popular in Malaysia. Add prepared asam water and bring to a boil. Nyonya Pickled Fish Stomach Curry (Perut Ikan). (In the United States, even in California, it's almost impossible to find fish commonly found in Malaysia.) I love pomfret and it's a good substitute for Assam Pedas. Asam Pedas (Spicy Tamarind Fish) is a spicy and tangy Malaysian fish dish that is sure to whet your appetite.