9 Recipes for processed spicy gourami fish from rica-rica to Bangkok sauce, get ready to use up rice at home

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Brilio.net – Gourami fish is one of the most popular types of freshwater fish because its flesh is thick, soft and easily absorbs spices. It’s not surprising that gurami is often the star of the dinner table, both for special events and everyday meals. One of the most delicious ways to enjoy gourami is with spicy flavors that arouse your appetite, from Manadonese spicy rica-rica with a sharp aroma, sweet and spicy Bangkok sauce, to savory and crunchy processed Matah chili sauce. Each recipe offers a different and satisfying taste experience. It’s not only the spiciness that makes you addicted, but also the combination of spices and seasonings that penetrate the meat fibers, making every bite even more delicious.

For those of you who want to bring the sensation of eating restaurant style at home, this collection of 9 recipes for processed spicy gourami fish could be the right choice. These recipes are designed to be practical and easy to follow, perfect for family lunches or dinners. Apart from that, the delicious spicy seasoning that penetrates into the gourami meat is guaranteed to make the rice run out quickly, and even add more. From simple preparations to creative Indonesian and international spices, each recipe is ready to pamper your taste buds and provide an exciting eating experience at home. Come on, just try the following spicy gourami fish recipes for yourself, compiled BrilioFood from various sources.

1. Green Chili Gourami Recipe

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This menu combines fried gourami fish that is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with green chili sauce aromatic with lightly fried onions. Lime juice gives a fresh touch that balances the savory, spicy and slightly smoky taste of the chili sauce. Served warm with white rice and fresh vegetables, this dish will make you hungry from the first bite.

Material:

– Gurame fish
– 9 cloves of shallots
– 1 clove of garlic
– Green chilies
– Salt
– Flavoring
– Lime

Marinade:

– Lime
– Salt
– Pepper
– Garlic powder
– Coriander powder

How to make:

1. Fry the marinated fish.
2. Fry the shallots, garlic and green chilies for 15 seconds.
3. Coarsely grind the fried onions and chilies. Add salt, seasoning and lime juice.
4. Serve the fried gourami fish with green chilies on top.
5. Add garnish or fresh vegetables then it’s ready to enjoy.

2. Pecak Gurame Recipe

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Pecak gurami is a dish of crispy fried carp drizzled with spicy and fresh pecak sauce made from chilies, galangal, onions, grilled shrimp paste and tamarind water. It tastes delicious, fresh, slightly smoky, and makes you addicted, especially when eaten warm with white rice and fresh vegetables.

Material:

– 1 gourami fish (-+700 gr)
– 1 tsp salt
– 1 tsp lime juice
– Enough cooking oil

Halibut Seasoning:

– 7 red bird’s eye chilies (according to spicy taste)
– 5 red onions
– 2 cloves of garlic
– 2 cm galangal
– 1 tsp grilled shrimp paste
– 1 red tomato (cut into small pieces)
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 1/2 tsp brown sugar
– 1 tablespoon tamarind water
– 150 ml hot boiled water

How to make:

1. Clean the gourami fish, cut off the body parts so that it cooks evenly.
2. Cover with salt and lime juice, let stand ±15 minutes.
3. Heat a lot of oil, fry the fish until golden and the skin is crispy.
4. Remove, drain on oil paper or kitchen tissue.
5. Coarsely grind the chilies, shallots, garlic, galangal and grilled shrimp paste.
6. Add tomatoes, salt and brown sugar, grind again until slightly smooth.
7. Pour in the tamarind juice and hot water, stir well. The taste should be spicy, savory, slightly sour, and fresh.
8. Place the fried gurami on a serving plate.
9. Drizzle with the still warm pecak chili sauce on top.
10. Let the chili sauce soak into the fish meat.
11. Serve Pecak Gurame with warm white rice and fresh vegetables (cucumber, basil, cabbage).

3. Gurame Recipe with Bangkok Sauce

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Gurame with Bangkok Sauce presents a combination of sour, sweet, spicy and slightly fragrant Thai spices. The gourami fish is fried until crispy then drizzled with Bangkok sauce which is cooked with onions, chilies, lemongrass, lime leaves and lime juice so it tastes fresh and bold. Topping with coriander leaves makes the aroma even more distinctive and exotic.

Marinade ingredients:

– 1 gourami
– 1/2 lime
– Salt
– 1 tsp turmeric
– 1 tbsp cornstarch

Pureed ingredients:

– 1 onion
– 6 cloves of garlic
– 5 red bird’s eye chilies
– 3 green bird’s eye chilies

Sauce:

– 250 ml Bangkok sauce
– 1 ginger (thumb size), thinly sliced
– 2 stalks of lemongrass, chopped
– 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
– 2 tablespoons fish sauce
– 3 lime leaves
– Coriander leaves to taste
– 3 limes, squeezed
– To taste salt, sugar, mushroom stock

How to make:

1. Marinate the fish for 30 minutes then fry until browned, remove and drain.
2. Saute the ground spices until fragrant, add the Thai sauce followed by oyster sauce, fish sauce, lemongrass, lime leaves, salt, sugar and mushroom stock. Cook until done.
3. Add lime juice and coriander leaves.
4. Pour over the fried fish.

4. Spicy Basil Gourami Soup Recipe

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Spicy basil gourami soup features a fresh, savory sauce with a spicy touch and the fragrant aroma of basil. The soft texture of the fish combines with onions, ginger, tomatoes and a little lime juice to make the taste light but still kicking. Served warm, this menu is comfort food that will make you rave until the last bite.

Material:

– 500 gr gourami fish
– 5 red onions
– 2 cloves of garlic
– 1/2 onion
– 2 knuckles of crushed ginger
– 1 large tomato
– 2 spring onions
– 2 stalks of celery
– 750 ml of water
– 7 whole bird’s eye chilies
– 2 tsp salt
– 2 tsp sugar
– 2 1/2 tsp mushroom stock
– 1/2 tsp pepper
– Basil to taste
– 1 lime

How to make:

1. Saute shallots, garlic, onions and ginger.
2. Add the chopped leeks, celery and tomatoes. Stir-fry.
3. Add water then season to taste. Check the taste, if it’s right you can add the fish. Just cover it for a moment so the fish doesn’t get crushed.
4. Add basil leaves and whole chilies.
5. When it is cooked, it is ready to be served.

5. Sambal Matah Gourami Recipe

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Gurame sambal matah offers a combination of the crunchy savory texture of crispy fish with fresh, spicy and aromatic sambal matah. Sliced ​​shallots, lemongrass, chilies, lime leaves, and a little shrimp paste create a sharp but fresh taste. Eaten with warm rice, this dish has become a favorite because it tastes fresh, spicy and crunchy in one bite.

Material:

– 1 large gurami (fillet)
– 1 tbsp lime juice
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 1/2 tsp ground pepper
– Kentucky crispy ready-to-use seasoned flour

Matah chili sauce ingredients:

– 5 red onions
– 3 lime leaves
– 1 lemongrass stalk
– 7 cayenne peppers
– 3 curly chilies (optional)
– 1/3 tsp salt
– 1/3 tsp stock powder / micin
– 1/3 tsp ground shrimp paste
– 5 tablespoons oil

How to make:

1. Marinate the fish for 30 minutes.
2. Then roll in ready-to-use seasoned flour.
3. Fry the fish until golden brown.
4. Chop the chili sauce ingredients and mix with the spices.
5. Crispy gourami fish is ready to be enjoyed with sambal matah.

6. Crispy Gurami Padang Sauce Recipe

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Gurame crispy Padang sauce combines crispy fried gourami fish with sweet and savory spicy Padang sauce that is rich in spices. The combination of chilies, onions, oyster sauce, lime leaves and corn makes the taste bold, fresh and addictive. It’s perfect when drizzled hot over crispy fish and eaten with warm rice.

Material:

– 1.5 kg of gourami marinated with salt and lemon for 15-30 minutes
– 10 tablespoons wheat flour
– 5 tablespoons cornstarch
– 1 tbsp garlic powder
– 1 tsp salt
– 1 tablespoon chicken stock
– 1/4 tsp ground pepper
– 1/4 tsp baking powder
– 1/4 tsp baking soda
– Corn

Ground spices:

– 5 cloves of garlic
– 10 red onion cloves
– 1 segment of ginger
– 10 red chilies

Complete seasoning:

– 1/2 onion
– 1 spring onion
– 5 lime leaves
– 6 red chilies
– 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
– 4 tablespoons chili sauce
– 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
– Sugar and salt to taste
– Pepper to taste
– Micin to taste
– Enough water

How to make:

1. Cut the fish into pieces.
2. Mix flour, cornstarch, garlic powder, salt, chicken stock and white pepper.
3. Coat the fish with the flour mixture, put it in cold water then coat it again with the flour mixture to make it crispy.
4. Fry the fish until golden brown then remove from heat.
5. Cook the ground spices. Add complete spices.
6. Add the chopped corn. Stir well.
7. Add the chopped spring onions. Stir well.
8. Pour the sauce over the crispy gourami fish then it’s ready to serve.

7. Dabu-Dabu Sambal Gourami Recipe

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Dabu-dabu sambal gurami is crunchy fried gurami marinated in lime and spices, then served with chili sauce, chopped shallots, tomatoes, chilies, salt, sugar, seasoning, and lime juice drizzled with hot oil to produce a spicy, fresh and savory taste.

Material:

– Gurame fish
– Lime
– Marinade

Dabu-dabu chili sauce:

– 7 cloves of shallots
– 3 green tomatoes
– 3 red tomatoes
– 5 curly chilies
– 20 cayenne peppers
– 1/2 lime
– 1/2 tsp salt
– 1/2 tsp flavoring
– 1 tsp sugar
– 60 ml hot oil

How to make:

1. Slice the middle of the fish then coat the fish with lime.
2. Rinse with water until clean then continue marinating with marinade spices and water.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan. Sprinkle the oil with flour.
4. Fry the fish until cooked. Set aside.
5. Cut the dabu-dabu chili sauce ingredients into pieces. Mix with spices and hot oil. Stir evenly.
6. Fried gourami fish is ready to be served with dabu-dabu chili sauce.

8. Rica-Rica Gourami Recipe

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Gurame Rica-Rica is a dish of dry fried gurami which is cooked again with fine spices of onions and fragrant chilies, then added with galangal, lemongrass, lime leaves, water, tamarind water, salt and micin until absorbed. In the final stage, whole green chilies, tomatoes and spring onions are added to give a fresh aroma, savory spicy and sour taste and the distinctive sensation of rica-rica which is rich in spices.

Material:

– 3 gourami (marinated with salt and lime then fried dry)
– Tamarind water
– Salt
– Micin

Ground spices:

– 3 cloves of garlic
– 5 red onions
– Red cayenne pepper
– Red chili pepper

Plunge material:

– 3 lime leaves
– 2 lemongrass (crushed)
– 1 galangal segment (crushed)

How to make:

1. Blend the spices.
2. Saute the spices until fragrant.
3. Add galangal, lemongrass and lime leaves.
4. Add water, tamarind juice and spices.
5. Add the gourami fish that has been fried previously.
6. Cook until the spices are absorbed.
7. Add whole green chilies, tomatoes and chopped spring onions.
8. Ready to enjoy.

9. Chili Rice Gourami Recipe

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Gurame chili padi presents a combination of crispy fried gurami seasoned with green chilies, red chilies, onions, oyster sauce and tamarind juice which makes it taste fresh spicy, savory and slightly sour with a tempting aroma. Suitable to serve as a special side dish that is rich in taste and addictive.

Material:

– 2 gourami
– 5 cloves of garlic
– 5 red onions
– Green chilies
– Red curly chilies
– Broth powder
– Salt
– Oyster sauce
– Tamarind water (don’t skip)

How to make:

1. Fry the gourami seasoned with instant spices until browned then remove from heat.
2. Puree the onions and chilies, add a little water. Don’t make it too smooth, let it be a little rough.
3. Saute until the water is reduced then add oil.
4. Enter seasoning. Stir well.
5. Add the fish and stir until evenly mixed and the spices are absorbed.
6. Ready to serve.

Author: Intern/Zalma Abella

(brl/tin)