Recipe Ingredient
- 1.5kg fish (fresh ikan tilapia), cleaned
- 10 - 15g ginger, shredded
- 4 - 5 tbsp oil
- Spices - ground
- 100g red chillies
- 120g shallots
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 stalks lemongrass
- 1cm galangal, sliced
- 2 tbsp tom yam paste
- 3 kaffir lime leaves
- Seasoning
- 60ml calamansi lime juice
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1 tbsp sugar or to taste
- 1/2 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a saucepan, sauté ground spice ingredients until fragrant and oil rises. Adjust seasoning to taste.
- Place cleaned fish on an oval plate. Arrange shredded ginger on the fish and steam over rapid boiling water for 10 - 15 minutes. Remove the plate from the steamer and pour off excess liquid.
- Spoon 2 - 3 tablespoons prepared tom yam sauce over the fish. Add some mint leaves and serve immediately.
