Stewed Fish Stomach with Vegetables (Nyonya Perut Ikan)
Perut ikan is one of the most requested recipes on Nyonya Food. It’s also one of my favorite Nyonya dish. Even though it’s a Nyonya recipe, I believe it’s mostly found in Penang, and not Melaka and Singapore.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 247kcal
Ingredients
Curry Paste Stock
- 2 tablespoons chilli powder
- 10 shallots minced
- 2 tablespoons lemongrass minced
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1 teaspoon blue ginger powder
- 2 teaspoons belacan powder
- 100 g (3½ oz) tamarind juice
- 1.5 litres 50 oz. water
- 60 g (2 oz) pickled fish stomach
- 600 g (21 oz) peeled fresh prawns
- 14 oz (425g) diced pineapple
- 2 eggplant/ aubergine cut 2.5 cm
- 10 snake beans or 17 oz (480g) french beans, cut 2.5 cm length ways
- 1 ginger flower/bunga kantan
Finely Shredded Vegetables
- 20 Vietnamese mint polygonum leaves/ daun kesom/ daun laksa
- 30 beatle leaves daun kadok
- 2 turmeric leaves
- 5 kaffir lime leave
- salt and sugar to taste
Instructions
- Boil curry paste stock for 15 minutes.
- Add the shredded vegetables, pickled fish stomach and prawn.
- Add seasonings and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Dish out and serve immediately.
Nutrition
Serving: 4people | Calories: 247kcal | Carbohydrates: 34g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 189mg | Sodium: 931mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 17g