Description
Dori tauco Medan is a Medan-style fish dish consisting of fried dory slices glazed in a sauce of preserved fermented soybeans, dark soy sauce, chillies, and tamarind paste.
Ingredients
Scale
- 400 g dory fillet, sliced
- 100 g wheat flour
- 1 large red onion, sliced
- 2 tbsp tauco, rinsed and strained
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 3 green chillies, sliced
- 3 red chillies, sliced
- 2 inches of ginger, sliced
- 3 cloves garlic
- Oil for pan frying
- 4 tbsp vegetable oil
- ½ tsp tamarind paste, diluted in 100 ml water
- Salt to taste (optional)
- Pinch of sugar (optional)
Instructions
- Lightly coat each slice of the dory in the wheat flour and fine salt.
- In a wok or frying pan, fry the sliced dory until crispy. Set aside.
- Blend the ginger, onion, and garlic into a fine paste.
- In a wok or frying pan, heat the 4 tbsp vegetable oil over medium heat.
- Add the blended paste and stir fry till fragrant, about 3 minutes.
- Add the green and red chillies. Stir fry till fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add the dark soy sauce, tauco, diluted tamarind paste, and a pinch of sugar. Mix well.
- Add the fried dory and mix well. Stir fry until the liquid evaporates and the fish is glazed with the sauce, about 5 minutes.
- Serve with steamed rice.
Notes
- When using tauco, remember to rinse before use – otherwise the dish will be very salty. If you’ve over-rinsed, that’s ok, you can always add salt later on. Taste the dish while cooking it, and adjust accordingly.
Keywords: tamarind, dark soy sauce, chili, spicy