I was inspired to attempt this dish after sampling Fresh Crispy Snapper + Mango Salad at Lao-Thai eatery Holy Basil in Canley Heights recently. The footnote in the menu said that when out of season, they substitute green mango with apple, which I thought was a brilliant idea since not many greengrocers outside of postcode 2166 (Cabramatta, Canley » Read More
How To Cook Indonesian Ikan Bakar (Barbecue Fish) – Asian BBQ Series
October 15, 2017 by
While Barbecued or Grilled Fish is popular throughout Southeast Asia, the use of kecap manis (aka kicap manis in Malay) gives an Indonesian flavour to this recipe. This is more traditionally cooked with whole fish, where the marinade is not only basted on the fish, but also stuffed in its stomach cavity. If using fish fillets that are delicate in » Read More
How to Cook Fish with Tom Yum Sauce
August 24, 2017 by
I always avoided Tom Yum (or Tom Yam) whenever I was back in Malaysia for a visit because in my mind, eating Thai food in Malaysia was akin to ordering pizza in a Chinese restaurant. Apparently my assumption was wrong since Malaysian Tom Yum is quite different from the Thai variety. How, exactly? I wasn't sure; my Malaysian friends couldn’t explain » Read More
How to Make Grilled Otak-Otak
January 8, 2015 by
Print PDF Click to watch on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKEWhZgYBtA Pretty sure I've blogged this recipe before, but there are probably plenty of people who missed it the first time around, so here it is. Again. Subscribe for more Malaysian cooking videos - http://youtube.com/JackieM Otak-otak is a very popular street » Read More