Smoked Fish Mangut Recipe

Bored with ordinary fried fish, smoked mangut fish can be an option. Smoked mangut fish uses the main ingredients of pe or stingray fish cooked with thick coconut milk, spices, and chili. Come on, follow an easy recipe to make delicious smoked fish for the family. Also prepare warm rice and crackers to make it more delicious when eaten.

Ingredients

Smoked fish (pe or stingray) - 500 grams
Water - 300 ml
Coconut milk - 300 ml
Bay leaf - 1 sheet
Citrus leaves - 2 pieces
Galangal, crushed - 2 fingers
Large green chilies, sliced oblique - 2 pieces
Whole cayenne pepper - 10 pieces
Salt to taste
Sugar - to taste
Ground spices:
Shallots - 5 grains
Garlic - 2 cloves
Candlenut - 2 grains
Red chilies - 3 pieces
Turmeric - 1 knuckle
Kencur - 1 finger joint
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Plans

Stir-fry the spices until fragrant. Enter the bay leaf, lime leaves and galangal, stir-fry until wilted. Add water, mix well.
Add smoked fish, sliced green chilies and whole cayenne pepper. Pour coconut milk and mix well.
Add salt and sugar to taste. Cook, stirring occasionally so that the coconut milk doesn't break.
Cook until the spices absorb and the water reduces.
Taste correction, ready to be served.

What spices? Finely ground 8 grains of red onion. 6 cloves of garlic. 3 hazelnuts, roasted. 2 tbsp coriander, roasted. 5 red chilies. 10 pieces of red chili. 3 cm kencur.

What fish are mangut made of?

Many people know that mangut is one of the typical Javanese dishes made from smoked fish. The fish used in these dishes depends on the area where the preparations are cooked. Mangut from Bantul, Yogyakarta usually uses smoked catfish.

Can smoked fish be eaten right away?

Besides being able to be consumed directly, smoked fish can also be processed into various delicious and appetizing dishes. Although processed smoked fish have been sold in the market and are not difficult to find, there is nothing wrong if you want to make it yourself at home.

What does the word grunt mean?

The Big Indonesian Dictionary defines the entry "mangut" -- which is an absorption from the Javanese language -- as "fried or grilled fish, cooked in thick coconut milk that has been seasoned with chili." The word "mangut", thus, has a function parallel to that of "betutu", "goulash", or "soup".