Empurau : The Most expensive fish in Malaysia

I received this article from a friend via e-mail :
Perhaps ikan kembong goreng crispy with sambal belacan good enough for us poor??
Or perhaps a good Tilapia or a Patin would taste better!!

A Fish Fit for the King
This is the most expensive fish in Malaysia and is only found in Sarawak. It's called the Empurau Fish and it cost RM 500.00 per kilogram. I (definitely not me, the writer) tasted the fish only once at my friend's restaurant in Selayang Jaya. Never tasted fresh water fish that good..

The picture was taken from Photo Malaysia by one of the photographers and he said that the fish weighs 25 kilograms so it means that fish costs RM12,500.00 in the market.

You may say it's crazy, but in Japan, some tunas cost a few hundred thousand dollars. And yes there are people still willing to pay for such delicacies.

Homecooked Asam Laksa

Whenever we balik kampung to my in-laws' place in Taiping, my 2nd sister-in-law, (my hubby's sis-in-law) would cook our fvourite foods such as Asam Fish, Curry Ayam, Rendang, Local kuih-muih, etc. This trip, she cooked Asam Laksa for us. It was indeed delicious and yummy yummy! My girls kept eating and eating. We could eat chunks of sardine and ikan kembung!! What a dish! I even drank the laksa soup till to the last drop. Too bad, I didn't have the recipe cos' by the time we reached her house, she had finished cooking. So, our duty was to eat and eat and EAT!!!

Yi Soh, thanks so much for your nice dinner. We love you!!!! Muaksss..... muakkksss... muakksss....!!!!

Will get the recipe from her when I balik kampung next trip.  So, kiv for her Homecooked Asam Laksa recipe.......

Sambal Petai Udang

Last week, we went back to Taiping and my 3rd sister-in-law (my hubby's sister) cooked this Sambal Petai Udang for us.  She knows that we love her Sambal Petai Udang.  San Jie, thank you!!!!  Love you <3

This is her special recipe :

Ingredients :

                          

                                 

- Petai
- Medium sized shrimps - washed and cleaned
- Ikan Bilis (anchovy) - washed
- Homemade sambal paste

Seasonings :
- 1tbsp tamarind paste + 3tbsp water, remove seeds = tamarind water
- Soy sauce to taste
- A pinch of salt

Cooking Oil

Method :

1) Deep fried ikan bilis till golden brown. Then, set aside.

2) Heat some oil in a wok. Add in homemade sambal paste. Stir fry till fragrant.

3) Add in prawns, petai and tamarind water. Mix well. Then, add in the remaining seasonings.

4) Add in fried ikan bilis and mix well.
5) Dish out and serve with nasi lemak or rice.