Ikan Santen

Ingredients :

500 gr Mackerel
Salt
2 Onions
1 tablespoon Sambal Ulek
1 stalk lemongrass
1 teaspoon trassi
1 slice galangal
400 ml (one tin) Coconut milk
1-2 laurel leaves
1 Daun jeruk purut
Oil

Directions :

1. Season the fish and fry on both sides in the oil to a golden colour. Don't overcook, the fish must remain firm. set aside.
2. Using a mortar & pestle or food processor, make a paste from the onions, sambal, lemongrass, trassi and galangal.
3. Add the coconut milk and, on a low flame, reduced the sauce to about halve its volume . place the fish in the sauce and add the laurel and jeruk purut leaves and simmer for a few more minutes.
4. Serve with boiled rice.