IKAN TONGKOL WITH ASSAM SAUCE

Ikan tongkol have a firm texture flesh. I use asam jawa or tamarind pulp to cook this sweet sourish flavor of the gravy.

IKAN TONGKOL WITH ASSAM SAUCE

Ingredients; A
3 slices of ikan tongkol ( apporox.600g)
1 tbsp minced garlic
some salt

Ingredients;B
50g assam jawa or tamarind pulp
200 ml water

seasoning;
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
1tbsp cornflour mix with 2 tbsp water

method;
1.mix ingredients B together. strain out the juices,discard the residue.
2.Dab a little salt on fish slices.
3.Heat wok with oil to shallow fry the fish slices till golden.dish out,drain offf excess oil.
4.heat a clean wok with 1 spoon of cooking oil.saute garlic,add in assam juices,next add in the seasoning,let it boil,add in the fry fish slice and simmer for five minutes using low heat or till the gray is thicken.