Steamed Nyonya Otak-Otak (Spicy Fish Cake)
Steamed Nyonya Otak-Otak (FIsh Cake) is a well-known traditional dish in Malaysia. This Steamed Nyonya Otak-Otak is a recipe of our family. My mother learned it from my grandmother, and now it's my turn to inherit the good taste of the family.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 3 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 100 g Fish (Grouper or Red Snapper)
- 30 g Prawn
- Salt, Sugar, Pepper and Cornstarch (Just a little)
- 10 g Dried Shrimp
- 1 tsp Belacan (Shrimp Paste)
- 3 pcs Galangal
- 100 g Shallot
- 1 stick Lemongrass
- 1 pc Red Chili 1
- 1 pc Bird's Eye Chili
- 1 tbsp Turmeric Powder
- 3 tbsp Coconut Milk
- 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 tbsp Cooking Oil
- 1 pc Egg
- 4 pcs Limau Purut Leaf
- 4 pcs Wild Betel Leaf
Instructions
- 1
Dice fish and prawn, add seasoning.
- 2
Roast the dried shrimp and Belacan until fragrant.
- 3
then put into a blender with other diced [PASTE] ingredients. Add in Coconut Milk, Oyster Sauce and Cooking Oil.
- 4
Blend it until smooth.
- 5
Add in an egg, fish and prawn, sliced Limau Purut Leaves and sliced Wild Betel Leaves, mix well.
- 6
Put Banana Leaf at the bottom of bowl, then pour in the mixed well Otak-Otak paste.
- 7
Steam with middle low heat for 20 minutes. Then the delicious Steamed Nyonya Otak-Otak is ready for serve.