SEMUR CUKOK MERAH ATAU TONGKOL
(RED SNAPPER OR TUNA SOYA SWEET SAUCE)
Recipe since 1940’s
INGREDIENTS:
-500 or 600gms Red Snapper or Tuna fish - cut into 4steak pieces, cleaned & drained.
(Rub fish steaks with some salt & 2tbsps of grounded tumeric to marinate)
-2 cm cinnamon stick
-3 pcs of cloves
-1 large onion - sliced
-1/2 tsp of black pepper seed-crushed
-1/2 tsp of white pepper seed-crushed
-5 tbsps sweet soya sauce
-25 gms vermicelli (soo hoon) -soaked
-1 cup of tamarind juice (from ½ tbsp of tamarind paste with 1cup of water)
-2 cups of water
-4 tbsps of oil
-Salt to taste
-1 pc of each fresh red & green chillies (garnish)
-1 tomato – cut into wedges (garnish)
WET PASTE*Fry all Ingredients without oil (sangar) before pounding or blending together:
-10 shallots
-4 cloves of garlic
-1 cm ginger
-3 cm fresh tumeric
-2 pcs candle nuts
¼ tsp dried shrimp paste (belacan)
(Optional 1: Those prefer hotter dish can add 10pcs of soaked dried chillies to the paste)
(Optional 2: Those prefer tomato saucy dish can add 3tbsps tomato ketchup during the preparation before adding the fried fish)
DRY PASTE*Fry below Ingredients without oil (sangar) & grind together:
-1 tsp coriander seed
-1 tsp fennel seed
Prepare Dish:
-Deep fry marinated fish stakes & set aside
-Heat 4 tbsps of oil in a wok, fry cinnamon & cloves for few seconds.
-Add sliced onions until slightly brown & set aside
-Heat remaining oil in wok to fry both wet & dry paste untill aromatic
-Add water, tamarind juice, sweet soya sauce, crushed white & black pepper & salt.
-Let it boil for 10mins
-Add fried fish, vermicelli & let it cook fr another 3mins by mixing well.
-Lastly pour over the fried ingredients
-Remove from heat
Serving:-
Serve Hot Semur Cukok Merah or Tongkol with plain white rice & garnish with tomato wedges & strips of fresh red & green chillies.
Wish you the best of good luck for trying DIY cooking………….
