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Balinese Spicy Fish
Photo: Gregor Moser

Balinese Spicy Fish

8 ingredients 18 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

151
Calories
2g
Protein
14g
Fat
8g
Carbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 5 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lemon Grass juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Spanish Mackerel not in our table 0
Tamarind not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 500 g Spanish mackerel
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 stalks lemon grass, bruised
  • 1 teaspoon tamarind juice
  • 1 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
  • juice of 1 lime
  • cooking oil
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Directions

1

Cut the fish into 4 pieces and rub with the lime juice and salt.

2

Set aside to stand for 15 minutes.

3

Wash the fish, drain and pat dry with paper towel.

4

Heat a frying pay with oil and deep-fry the fish until golden brown.

5

Drain and set aside.

6

Heat 2 tablespoons oil and saute ground spices until fragrant, add lemon grass, tamarind juice and sweet soy sauce.

7

When the sauce has thickened, pour and spread it over the top of the deep-fried fish.

8

Serve hot with rice.

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Recipe sourced from fandom

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