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Pecel Lele: Deep Fried Catfish with Sambal and Salad
Pecel lele is a common East Javanese dish often served in casual eateries, as well as in Indonesian restaurants around the world. The dish consists of fried catfish served with sambal, salad, and rice.
- Prep time
- 40 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 2 small catfish, around 500 gr total
- Juice from 1 lime
- 6 cloves garlic, peeled, chopped
- 1 tbsp coriander
- 4 cm turmeric, peeled, chopped
- 3 candlenuts, chopped (optional)
- Salt to taste
- Oil for deep frying
- Sambal tomat and assorted vegetables to go with the dish
Instructions
- 1
Clean the catfish thoroughly, rub with salt and lime juice, set aside.
- 2
Grind to a fine paste: garlic, coriander, turmeric, candlenuts and salt.
- 3
Wash the fish one more time and rub them with the spice paste, and let them marinate for 30 minutes.
- 4
Deep fry the fish over medium high heat until golden (around 5 minutes each side).
- 5
Serve immediately with sambal tomat and the vegetables.