Salted Fish Curry
Ingredients
- Vegetable oil3 tbsp
- Fish1 ½ lb
- Jalapeño chili2
- Coconut milk2 cups
- Eggplant2
- Green bean10 oz
- Salt
- Shallot10
- Garlic3 cloves
- Ginger1 inch
- Lemongrass1
- Curry · powder3 tbsp
Instructions
- Blend the shallots, garlic, lemongrass and ginger with 2 tablespoons water until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl, then mix in the fish curry powder and chilli powder to make a paste.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a medium deep pan. Fry the salted fish for 3 minutes per side until lightly browned. Remove it and set it aside, keeping the oil in the pan.
- Stir-fry the spice paste for 3 minutes, then add the jalapeños and stir-fry for another minute.
- Pour in the coconut milk, cover and bring to a boil.
- Remove the lid, return the fried salted fish to the pan, cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the lid, add the eggplants and green beans, cover and bring back to a boil. Uncover, stir, and taste; add salt if needed. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes until the eggplants and green beans are tender, then turn off the heat.
- Serve warm with steamed rice.
Summarized from Malaysian Chinese Kitchen's video. Watch it for the details.
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