5 Sea Fish Recipes Mixed with Basil, The Spices Permeate Perfectly

illustration of pepes basil mackerel (instagram.com/kartikaa_kitchen)

This marine fish, which contains a lot of nutrients, can be prepared in a variety of ways and seasonings that are appetizing. One of them is the creation of processed sea fish with the addition of basil leaves to make the aroma even more delicious.

The process of making it is also simple and of course you can immediately practice it yourself at home. Come on, see some of the following recipes for sea fish mixed with basil!

1. Fish in basil sauce

illustration of fish in basil sauce (instagram.com/suamimasak)

Materials:

• 500 grams of mackerel
• 2 limes
• 1 bunch of basil, take the tops
• salt to taste
• sugar, to taste
• mushroom seasoning, to taste
• 1 tsp shrimp paste, fried
• 500 ml of water

Sliced ​​Seasoning:

• 3 big red onions
• 5 large cloves of garlic
• 10 bird's eye chilies
• 1 large tomato
• 1 segment of ginger

How to make:

1. Wash and cut fish. Remove the dirt. Give lime juice. Leave it for a while, then rinse with water. Wash the basil thoroughly, then set aside.
2. Bring the water to a boil. Add sliced ​​seasoning, shrimp paste, sugar, salt, and mushroom seasoning. Add fish and cook until cooked.
3. Just before serving, add basil. Wait until it withers. Give lime juice. Taste correction.
4. If it is just right, remove it and the basil fish sauce is ready to be served.

2. Shredded fish with basil sauce

illustration of shredded basil fish (instagram.com/iindapur)

Materials:

• 4 cue fish, fried, shredded, set aside
• 3 bunches of basil leaves
• salt to taste
• sugar, to taste
• enough water

Ground spices:

• 3 shallots
• 1 clove of garlic
• 6 pieces of curly red chilies
• ½ tsp coriander

How to make:

1. Heat some cooking oil. Sauté the ground spices until they emit a fragrant aroma.
2. Enter the fish. Pouring water. Sprinkle salt and sugar. Stir well.
3. Add basil leaves. Cook until the water shrinks. Taste test.
4. If it's just right, serve the shredded fish with basil chili sauce.

3. Sauté boiled basil

illustration of stir-fried basil (instagram.com/intan_pu3)

Materials:

• 6 pieces of boiled basket fish, remove the heads and spines
• basil leaves to taste
• 4 shallots
• 4 cloves garlic
• 5 red bird's eye chilies
• 5 green chilies
• 5 red chilies
• 1 tomato
• sugar, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• mushroom broth, to taste
• salt to taste
• greetings, to taste
• galangal, to taste
• sweet soy sauce, to taste
• enough water

How to make:

1. Heat the cooking oil. Sauté the shallots, garlic, all the chilies, bay leaves and galangal until they emit a fragrant aroma.
2. Add fish, stir briefly.
3. Pour enough boiled water. Add soy sauce and other seasonings. Add tomatoes. Taste correction.
4. If it's just right, cook until the spices seep into the fish.
5. Remove and serve stir-fried basil.

4. Basil fish pesmol

illustration of basil leaf pesmol fish (instagram.com/dapur_hack)

Materials:

• ½ kg of yellow tail fish
• 1 lime
• 1 bunch of basil leaves
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 5 whole shallots
• 8 whole red bird's eye chilies
• 2 sticks of lemon grass, crushed
• 3 cm galangal
• 3 bay leaves
• 4 pieces of lime leaves, torn
• ½ tsp vinegar

Ground spices:

• 8 shallots
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 3 cm turmeric
• 4 candlenuts
• 2 cm ginger

How to make:

1. Give the fish with lime juice and a little salt. Leave it for about 10 minutes. Fry the fish until cooked, drain.
2. Heat some cooking oil. Saute ground spices until fragrant. Add bay leaves, lemon grass, galangal, lime leaves, tomatoes and red chilies. Sprinkle salt and sugar, stir well. Pouring water.
3. Leave it for a while. Give some vinegar. Stir and correct the taste.
4. If it's right, add the fish. Cook until the spices seep perfectly into the fish.
5. Add basil leaves, remove and serve while warm.

5. Basil mackerel pepes

illustration of pepes basil mackerel (instagram.com/kartikaa_kitchen)

Materials:

• 500 grams of mackerel, clean
• 1 bunch of basil leaves
• 1 tablespoon tamarind, soak enough water, squeeze, and discard the dregs
• sugar, to taste
• salt to taste
• seasonings, to taste
• banana leaves and sticks, to taste

Ground spices:

• 7 shallots
• 20 red bird's eye chilies
• 3 large chilies
• 1 segment of turmeric
• 1 galangal segment
• 1 stalk of lemongrass
• 2 candlenuts
• 1 tsp toasted shrimp paste

How to make:

1. Prepare a large container. Add the ground spices, salt, sugar, flavoring, and tamarind water. Stir well, then correct the taste.
2. If it's to your taste, add the fish. Stir well again.
3. Prepare banana leaves. Put the fish and basil leaves. Fold it neatly and pin the stick. Make sure no dough sticks out.
4. Heat Teflon. Bake the pepes fish until cooked, then serve.

Those were some recipes for sea fish mixed with basil that you can immediately practice at home. No need to worry about failing, as long as you follow the steps above, it will definitely taste good! Happy cooking!

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