Ingredients: - 500-600 g (1 lb) bone less fish fillet skinned and diced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 8-10 sour carambola thinly sliced across
- 250 ml (1 cup) thick coconut milk
- 2 turmeric leaves very thinly sliced optional
- 150 g ( 3 cups) young cassava leaves blanched leaves blanched in boiling water until soft drained
- 1 banana leaf cut to make 4 pieces
- 18 cm ( 7-in) square
Spice paste - 10 red chillies sliced
- 5-6 shallota chopped
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
Preparations: 1. Rub fish on both sides with lime juice and half of the salt set aside for 15 minutes sprinkle carambola with remaining salt and marinate for 5 minutes drain liquid rinse and drain again. 2. To make the spice paste process chillies shallots garlic turmeric and salt to a smooth paste adding a little of the coconut milk if needed to keep the mixture turning combine spice paste with fish carambola coconut milk and turmeric leaves stirring to mix well. 3. Put one quarter of the fish mixture onto a piece of banana leaf and add one quarter of the cassava leaves pull the side facing you to touch the opposite side tuck in each end to form a pleat then fold the wings of each pleat towards the front of the banana leaf facing you secure with a toothpick repeat until all fish is used up. 4. Put banana leaf packets in a steaming rack and steam over boiling water cooked about 15 minutes.
Ingredients:- to,1 kg ( 2 lb) potathinly sliced oil for deep-frying celery leaf finely sliced
Spice paste - 150 g ( 5 oz) red chilli
- 50 g ( 1 ½ oz) shallot
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 20 g (2/3 oz) sugar
- 5 teaspoons lime juice.
Preparations: 1. Deep-fry potatoes until crispy and golden brown.Drain on a paper towel and set aside. 2. To make the spice paste,blend the chilli,shallot salt and oil until smooth transfer to a pan and sauté over low heat until fragrant about 7 minutes stir in sugar and lime juice for 1 to 2 minutes. 3. Add potatoes to the chilli paste.Mix well for about 5 minutes and garnish with celery leaf.
Ingredients:• 1 chicken, quartered, or 800 g (1 ½ lbs) • 2 liters (8 cups) water • 2 stalks lemongrass, tender inner part of bottom third only, bruised • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 tablespoon oilSpice Paste:• 2 teaspoons black peppercorns • 6 cloves • 3 cm (1 in) fresh ginger, peeled and sliced • ¼ teaspoon dried shrimp pasteAccompaniments:• 100 g (3 ½ oz) glass noodles, soaked in warm water to soften, cut in lengths • 4 hard-boiled eggs, quartered • 1 portion Fried Potato Patties • 100 g (2 cups) fresh bean sprouts • 2 tablespoons Crispy fried shallots • 2 tablespoons finely chopped Chinese celery leaves • 1 lime or lemon, quartered • Sweet Indonesian soy sauce, to serve • 1 portion Candlenut SambalPreparations:1. Place the chicken, water, lemongrass and salt in a large pot. Bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer gently until the chicken is tender, about 40 minutes. Remove the chicken and when cool enough to handle, debone and cut the meat into small cubes. Discard the bones and return the meat to the pot. Remove and discard the lemongrass 2. Prepare the Spice Paste by grinding the peppercorns and cloves until coarse. Add the ginger and shrimp paste and grind to a smooth paste, adding a little water if necessary to keep the mixture turning. 3. Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan and fry the Spice Paste over low heat until fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the Spice Paste to chicken soup 4. Prepare the Candlenut Sambal and transfer to 4 small dipping bowls to serve with the soup 5. Divide the glass noodles, eggs, Fried Potato Patties and bean sprouts into 4 individuals serving bowls. Reheat the chicken soup, taste and add more salt if desired. Ladle the soup into the bowls. Sprinkle each serving with Crispy Fried Shallots and celery leaves. Serve with the Candlenut Sambal, lime quarters and a bowl of sweet soy sauce on the side
