Sambal Pomfret - Nonya Seafood Recipes

Sambal Pomfret Ingredients:

1 bawal hitam (black pomfret), about 400 g

4 tablespoons oil

2 tablespoons preserved soy beans (taucheo), drained & mashed

2 teaspoons sugar

1 tablespoon tamarind powder

300 millilitres water

2 daun limau purut, shredded

Sambal Pomfret Rempah:

10 dried chillies

5 red chillies

10 shallots

2 cloves garlic

1 stalk lemon grass

1 tablespoon belacan powder

Sambal Pomfret Method Step by Step:

1. Fry whole bawal hitam pomfret in oil for about 8 minutes until brown. Leave aside.

2. Remove half the oil and fry rempah until fragrant. Add preserved soy beans, sugar and tamarind mixed with water. Bring to a boil. Pour sambal over bawal hitam pomfret and sprinkle with shredded daun limau purut.