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Yellow Fish Soup

Origin: Maluku Islands


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RecipeYield: 3 • PrepTime: P0H50M Indonesian main dish Yellow Fish Soup | Ikan Kuah Kuning, resep, asli, Indonesia, step-by-step
Yellow Fish Soup from Maluku

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 ;-)

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Ingredients

Ingredients for 3 persons:

  1. 600 gr/1.3 lb/20 oz barracuda steak or fillet / tuna / spanish mackerel / sea bream, washed
  2. 2 stems of lemon grass, bruished
  3. 2 cm fresh galangale, sliced
  4. 2 tsp sugar
  5. 2 limes
  6. basil
  7. 1 lt water
  8. salt to taste
  9. vegetable oil

Spice for the paste:

  1. 5 shallots, chopped
  2. 3 cloves garlic, chopped
  3. 2 - 4 large red chillies, de-seeded chopped
  4. 2 cm fresh ginger, chopped
  5. 3 cm fresh turmeric or 1 tsp turmeric powder
Ikan Kuah Kuning Ingredients

Step-by-Step Instructions:

  1. 1

    Cut the fish, put them in a bowl and rub with salt and lime juice/tamarind juice.

  2. 2

    Keep aside for 15 minutes. Rinse under cold water and pat dry with kitchen paper.

  3. 3

    Put all ingredients for the seasoning paste in a blender or food processor & blend until smooth.

  4. 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. 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. 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. 7

    (If preffered, just pre-cooked the fish in separate boiled water as I write on the above notes).

  8. 8

    Adjust the seasoning and add salt & sugar to taste. Add basil leaves. Add 2 tbsp lime juice, mix well & remove from heat.