Zeelicious Foods

Vegetable Fish Sauce

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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
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 of choice

Instructions
 

  • Place the fish pieces in a pot that's heating up on medium heat.
  • Then season with all the ingredients under ‘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 of the pot and place on a flat and shred them into tiny pieces. Remove all the bones as you shred. Decant the stock from the pot and set aside.
  • In the same pot, add the palm oil and leave to heat up slightly. Then add the diced onions and stir fry for a few seconds. Then add the garlic paste and chili peppers and stir fry for a few more seconds.
  • Afterwards, add the tomatoes and season with all the seasons under ‘to make the fish sauce’. Mix to combine and cover the pot and leave to simmer gently for about 7-8 minutes on medium heat.
  • Add the shredded fish pieces along with the stock, mix to combine, then cover the pot again and leave to cook for another 5 minutes.
  • Finally add the shredded leafy vegetables of your choice, mix again to combine and take off the what immediately.
  • Enjoy this sauce with any side dish of your choice.