Smelt Fish Soup

Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy

Do you agree with me, if a classic way to cook smelt fish is to fry them…But, maybe you can try something special and different. This is a recipe from my kitchen!

Seasoning :

• 6 cloves of shallot
• 4 cloves garlic
• 3 red chili peppers (if you like spicy and hot add more bird chilies)
• 1tsp salt (as you like)
• 2 cm bulb galangal
• 2 cm bulb yellow ginger

mash all these seasonings!

Ingredients :

• 1/2 dozen fresh smelt fish (about 6-8 pieces)
• canola oil/ sunflower oil (to coat the bottom of the pan) maybe 50ml. Just don’t let your smelt fish swimming in oil
• 2 stalks lemongrass (1 stalk about 5 cm)
• 100 ml of coconut cream
• 800 ml of water
• 1tsp canola oil to saute seasonings

these are what you do…

• Heat a frying pan, add enough oil to fry smelt fish, on medium-high
• Arrange your smelt fish in one layer with room between each one and fry them. called it fried smelt fish.
• In another pan, heat oil on medium flame, and saute seasonings that you mashed until fragrant.
• then pour water and add coconut cream. let it boil
• put fried smelt fish into boiled seasonings water, let it fully cooked, maybe about 5-10minutes

Serve it…and you’ll happy because it’s delicious guys….!

Note:

• Written by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy
• Photographed by Acik Mardhiyanti / Acik Mdy
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