Fish Belanda
July 01, 2010
This is another Nonya dish... known as Fish Belanda... The word Belanda means Netherland or Holland..
Why it is called Fish Holland/ Netherland??... my guess would be ~ back in 1641 when Dutch conquered Malaya (now Malaysia) from the Portuguese (referring to what stated in the history book... I am no expert in history as it was my worst subject in school!!!) :)..
The Dutch settled down in Malacca... some married to locals... perhaps influenced the cuisine hence the name... hahaha... I am guessing here... :)
The Dutch settled down in Malacca... some married to locals... perhaps influenced the cuisine hence the name... hahaha... I am guessing here... :)
Dutch or Portuguese... we love this dish... tangy, sweet and the golden fried shallots and garlic gave this dish the extra 'ooomph'....
Fish Belanda recipe
- White fish cutlets - I used Hiramasa
- 3 cloves of garlic - thinly sliced
- some golden fried shallots - from Asian grocer
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tablespoon of tamarind juice
- 1/2 cup of water
- sugar and salt
- optional : cornflour as thickener
Heat up 2 tablespoon of oil in the same wok (remove all the oil ...if the oil turns darker in colour). Add cinnamon stick and swirl around for 1 minute. Then add the tamarind juice and water. Bring to a simmer and season with salt and sugar. Add half of the sauteed garlic and about 2 tablespoon of shallots. Turn off the heat.
Drizzle the sauce over the golden fried Hiramasa.... and garnish with the remaining golden fired shallots, garlic and some cut-up chillies...Serve with steamed rice.
the fish looks delicious
ReplyDeleteFish belanda is one of my fav dishes that I havent had for ages! Thanks for sharing this :)
ReplyDeleteleemei,
ReplyDeletesama-sama.. :)