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When i have sufficient amount of home grown fresh dill, time to cook this Vietnamese inspired fish dish.

Vietnamese Style Fish with Turmeric & Dill ????????

350g fish, cut into thick slices ( I use Siakap fish fillet)

For marinate

1 and 1/2tbsp fish sauce

1tsp turmeric powder

2 cloves garlic, grated

1 shallot, grated

A small knob of ginger, grated

1tbsp fresh Dill fronds, chopped

Black pepper powder

� yellow onion, sliced

1 large bunch of fresh Dill, without stems ~15g

� red chili, sliced

1 spring onion, sliced

Roasted peanuts

Method

1. Marinate fish with marinate ingredients for 30mins.
2. Heat oil in a non-stick frying pan, pan fry the fish on both sides until the fish is evenly browned.
3. In the same pan, remind a bit oil, saut� onion, spring onion and chili till aroma.
4. Add in fried fish and fresh dill, quickly and gently mix well and dish out.
5. Garnish with roasted peanuts and more fresh dill.

Recipe reference: refer here, recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover

After cooked few types of assam fish, example this assam fish using homemade assam paste , or Indian fish curry, my family currently prefer this latest version of Assam fish curry.

Assam Fish Curry ?????

1 whole black pomfretc fish, slice into few pieces

To blend into paste

3 fresh red chili

2 shallots

3 garlic

A small knob ginger

2 lemongrass, smashed

3 sprig curry leaves

1tbsp curry powder

30g tamarind pulp

1 cup and 1/4cup water

8 okra or ladyfingers, halved

1 tomato, slice wedges

1tsp salt or to taste

3tsp sugar or to taste

4tbsp cooking oil

Method

1. Mix tamarind pulp with water, mash it and strained, set aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok or pot, add in blended chili paste, saut� till aroma.
3. Add in curry powder, curry leaves and lemongrass, stir to mix well.
4. Add in tamarind water and tomato, bring to boil.
5. Transfer to a claypot ( if you are using), add in fish slices, season with salt and sugar, cook fish till done.
6. Add in okra and cook for one minute. Serve hot with rice.

Recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover

I have been wanted to try tea smoked method of cooking, one of the old Chinese cooking method. The other day I saw a China TV food show program which the chef of a restaurant showed his simple way of  tea smoked fish that using black pomfret. This dish also can be served during Chinese New Year. Since Chinese like the phrase of Nian Nian You Yu (????) as fish (yu, ?) means "surplus" or "abundance".

Chinese Tea Smoked Fish ??? 

1 Black pomfret, ~430g

3/4tsp salt

Few spring onions, halved 

For tea smoked

2tbsp coarse sugar

2tbsp tea leaves ( I use Long jian tea leaves ????or your preference of tea leaves)

aluminium foil 

Method

1. Slant cut the fish into few slices.
2. Pat dry the fish with kitchen paper, then sprinkle salt on both sides.
3. Arrange spring onions on a baking tray, arrange fish slices top.
4. Bake at pre-heated oven at 180C for 15mins.
5. Remove from the oven, transfer to a steaming tray.
6. Cover the bottom of a wok with aluminium foil (prefer two layers ) and spread the tea leaves and sugar over.
7. Place the steaming tray and cover the wok, heat up the wok over medium heat.
8. It will take few minutes to create the smoke. Smoke for a further few minutes then turn off the heat and allow the fish to sit for a further couple of minutes.
9. Brush some cooked oil on the fish, arrange fish slices on serving plate, enjoy!

Recipe by Sonia a.k.a Nasi Lemak Lover