Gurame Acar Kuning: Deep Fried Gourami Fish in Pickle Sauce
Gurame acar kuning is a delicious dish of deep-fried fish cooked in a sauce of cucumbers, carrots, turmeric and other fresh herbs and spices.
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 35 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 medium gourami fish (around 500 gr)
- Juice from 1 small lime/lemon
- 12 shallots, peeled
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 2 cm ginger, peeled, chopped
- 4 cm turmeric, peeled, chopped
- 4 candlenuts, chopped
- ¼ tsp white pepper powder
- 1 lemongrass, use only the white part, bruised and cut into 3 or 4 parts
- 2 kaffir lime leaves
- 1 medium cucumber, remove the seeds and slice into around 7×1 cm strips
- 1 medium carrot, peel and slice into around 7×1 cm strips
- 1 big red tomato, sliced
- 5 bird’s eye chillies
- 1 spring onion, chopped
- Salt to taste
- 0.5 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp vinegar
- 200 ml water
- Oil for deep frying and sauteing
Instructions
- 1
Clean the fish, and make two diagonal slices on each side of the fish.
- 2
Sprinkle some salt and lime/lemon juice, rub all over the fish and set aside.
- 3
Grind into a fine paste: 6 shallots, garlic, ginger, turmeric and candlenuts.
- 4
In a big wok, heat enough oil for deep frying over medium high heat.
- 5
Pat dry the fish using a paper towel and deep fry it until both sides of the fish turn golden brown (around 7 minutes each side). Set aside.
- 6
Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a wok over medium high heat, and then fry the ground spices for around 3 minutes until fragrant.Add the lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and white pepper powder, fry for another 1 minute.
- 7
Add the carrot, cucumber and the rest of the shallots, fry for 1 minute.
- 8
Add water, salt, sugar and vinegar, stir.
- 9
Add the fish, and cook over medium heat for around 15 minutes or until the sauce thickens.
- 10
Add tomatoes and bird’s eye chillies, cook for another 1 minute.
- 11
Sprinkle with sliced spring onions, stir, and turn off the heat.
- 12
Serve the fish immediately.