Ikan Bakar Sambal Kecap (Indonesian Grilled Fish)

Hello, Hello, Hello!

How’s your Sunday? Ours been nice. In the morning we went to farmers market. The last of the season, before Winter starts, so we really shopped til we dropped 🤪

There was an Italian vendor that I stopped by at, just to look around. The guy was so friendly and fun. He was dancing and when I approached his table, he opened a box of biscotti and handed me one. I was like oh dammitt, now I really have to buy all the goodies on his table 🤪 Free stuff is awesome, but a thank you by buying something would make it even, right? So yep. I walked away with a box full of Italian pastry 🤣🤣🤣🤣

He was surprised and stunted a bit, when I spoke to him in Italian 😁 It was a nice day indeed at the farmers market, not to mention, a sunny breezy day! Yesterday was raining. Truly Autumn days we are having lately.

However, for sure today’s share is a recipe. You know me 😜

Maybe the last of BBQ too, before Winter is here, which is in a month 🤪🤪🤪🤪

Here is Indonesian grilled fish!

Fish of your choice (I used mackerel) – clean and then rubbed with tamarind juice (soak tamarind pulp in warm water to produce the juice)
2 candlenuts
3 garlic
1/2 of large onion
1/8 tsp heaping, ground coriander
1/8 tsp turmeric powder
1/4 tsp ginger powder
1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne powder
1-2 tsp sunflower oil
1-2 tsp lime juice
1-2 tsp sweet soy sauce
Salt to taste
Additional sweet soy sauce (watch the video)

Sambal Kecap (Sweet and Spicy Sauce)

Bird eye chilies, sliced, as many as you like
Shallots or onion, sliced, as much as you like
Lime juice to taste
Sweet soy sauce, as much as you like

Steps in the vid!

Print Recipe

Ikan Bakar Sambal Kecap

Indonesian grilled fish

Ingredients

• Fish of your choice I used mackerel – clean and then rubbed with tamarind juice (soak tamarind pulp in warm water to produce the juice)
• 2 candlenuts
• 3 garlic
• 1/2 of large onion
• 1/8 tsp heaping ground coriander
• 1/8 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 tsp ginger powder
• 1/8-1/4 tsp cayenne powder
• 1-2 tsp sunflower oil
• 1-2 tsp lime juice
• 1-2 tsp sweet soy sauce
• Salt to taste
• Additional sweet soy sauce watch the video

Sambal Kecap

• Bird eye chilies sliced, as many as you like
• Shallots or onion sliced, as much as you like
• Lime juice to taste
• Sweet soy sauce as much as you like

Instructions

• Make fine paste of candlenuts, garlic, onion, using mortar and pestle
• Add in coriander, turmeric, ginger powder, cayenne powder, sunflower oil, lime juice, mix well
• Mix in sweet soy sauce and salt to taste
• Rub paste all over cleaned fish, marinade for 15 mins
• Grill until well cooked. The leftover of the marinade can be mixed with a little sweet soy sauce, for brushing fish while grilling, for extra flavor!
• To make sauce, slice chilies, shallots or onion, place into a bowl
• Flavor it with lime juice and sweet soy sauce – as thick or as this as you would like the sauce to be
• Serve grilled fish with the sauce

Video