Kepala Ikan Merah Asam Pedas Melaka (Malaccan Spicy Fish Head)

Kepala Ikan Merah Asam Pedas Melaka (Malaccan Spicy Fish Head)

Source : Boil Dried Chilli Then Blend With A Little Bit Of Water And Keep The Chilli Paste Aside Blend Shallot Garlic Ginger And Galangal Into Fine Paste Sau...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : August 26, 2026

Step:

  1. Kepala Ikan Merah Asam Pedas Melaka (Malaccan Spicy Fish Head) recipe step 1 photo

  2. Boil dried chilli, then blend with a little bit of water, and keep the chilli paste aside.

  3. Blend shallot, garlic, ginger and galangal into fine paste.

  4. Saute the fine paste until fragrant then, add in chilli paste followed by shrimp paste.

  5. Add in water, tamarind juice and fish head.

  6. Add eggplant, ladies fingers, lemongrass, torch ginger flower (bunga kantan) and polygonum leaves (daun kesum) and bring to boil over low heat.

  7. Season with salt and sugar.

  8. Ready to be served.

Ingredients

  1. 300 g dried chilli
  2. 300 g shallot
  3. 50 g garlic
  4. 50 g ginger
  5. 20 g galangal
  6. 20 g shrimp paste
  7. 30 g tamarind juice
  8. water
  9. 1 kg red snapper head
  10. 50 g eggplant
  11. 50 g ladies fingers
  12. 3 sticks lemongrass
  13. 20 g torch ginger flower (bunga kantan)
  14. 10 g polygonum leaves (daun kesum)
  15. 1 tsp salt
  16. 1 tsp sugar

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