ikan 3 rasa

the 3 rasa (or 3 flavoured fish) is supposed to come from sweet, sour, salty-ness of the sauce.

any kind of whole fish - i used sea bream, rubbed with turmeric powder & salt and deep fry till cooked and crispy and set aside.

thumb sized ginger - finely sliced

3 garlic - finely chopped

1 onion - 1/2 finely chopped, 1/2 finely sliced

1/2 capsicum - diced

1 tomato - sliced

1 tsp sugar

sauce :

1 tbsp sweet soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce/chilli sauce

1 tbsp tomato sauce

1 tbsp hoisin sauce (optional)

fry the ginger, chopped onion, garlic in a bit of oil. then put in the sauces and sugar. finally throw in the capsicum, sliced onion and tomatoes. and pour onto the fried fish when its time to eat.. 

Nasi Ikan

Been cooking grilled salmon this way for several years now. This is a recipe I came up with after trying to cook something different. It turned out okay.

Ingredients:

For the marinade:

1 Lemongrass (Serai)

Small handful of mixed peppercorn (black peppercorn if unavailable)

Pinch of sea salt (garam kasar)

2 - 3 tablespoons coconut milk / cream

For the dipping sauce:

1 diced onion

1 chopped chilli

Hablal's Kicap Lemak Manis (Sweet soy)

Juice from 1/2 lemon or lime 

Method

Grind / pound the indredients with a pestle and mortar until fine. Then mix the coconut milk / cream.

For the dipping sauce, chop up the ingreaients, mix with the soy sauce and squeeze some lemon / lime juice. Leave for a few minutes.

Heat a griddle until hot and then coat the salmon skin with the marinade. Pour 2-3 tablespoons olive oil and place the salmon skin side down. Coat the top of the salmon with the marinade. Leave for about 3-4 minutes - until halfway cooked. Turn and repeat. Add a bit more olive oil as necessary.

When cooked, put aside the salmon. Turn off the stove. Take a small piece and break it into flakes. Scoop about 2-3 plates of cooked rice and mix well.

Dish out. Eat well.