
VEGETABLE FISH SAUCE
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Level Easy
Servings 2
Ingredients
To Cook the Fish
- 6-8 pieces mackerel fish
- 1 onion bulb
- ¼ tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 fresh chili pepper (chopped)
- 1 onion bulb (diced)
- 1/4 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/4 tablespoon thyme
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika powder
- 2 seasoning cubes
- Salt to taste
To Make the Fish Sauce
- Shredded fish pieces
- 5 fresh tomatoes (diced)
- 1 onion bulb (diced)
- ¼ tablespoon garlic paste
- 2 fresh chili peppers (chopped)
- 1/4 tablespoon crayfish powder
- 1/4 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/4 tablespoon thyme
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika powder
- 1 seasoning cube
- ¼ cup palm oil
- Salt to taste
- 2 cups shredded leafy vegetable ofchoice
Instructions
- Place the fish pieces in a pot that'sheating up on medium heat.
- Then season with all the ingredientsunder ‘to cook the fish’.
- Add some water to cook the fish pieces,then mix to combine, cover the pot and leave to cook till tender.
- Afterwards, take the fish pieces out ofthe pot and place on a flat and shred them into tiny pieces. Remove all thebones as you shred. Decant the stock from the pot and set aside.
- In the same pot, add the palm oil andleave to heat up slightly. Then add the diced onions and stir fry for a fewseconds. Then add the garlic paste and chili peppers and stir fry for a fewmore seconds.
- Afterwards, add the tomatoes and seasonwith all the seasons under ‘to make the fish sauce’. Mix to combine and coverthe pot and leave to simmer gently for about 7-8 minutes on medium heat.
- Add the shredded fish pieces along withthe stock, mix to combine, then cover the pot again and leave to cook foranother 5 minutes.
- Finally add the shredded leafyvegetables of your choice, mix again to combine and take off the heat immediately.
- Enjoy this sauce with any side dish of your choice.