Name: Fish in Preserved Soy Beans (Ikan Kurau Berkuah Tau Cheo)
Cuisine: Malaysian
Ingredients: Chicken stock (see Note) 4 Tbsp; Corn flour (cornstarch) 2 Tbsp; Spring onions (scallions) 3, chopped; Oyster sauce 2 tsp; Sugar ¼ tsp; Preserved soy beans (tau cheo) 2 Tbsp, washed under running water; Salt a pinch; Freshly ground black pepper to taste; Cooking oil for shallow-frying + 4 Tbsp; Threadfin 3, large; Salt to taste; Tomatoes 3, cut into small cubes; Garlic 3 cloves, peeled and finely chopped; Ginger 1-cm (½-in) knob, peeled and sliced; Sesame oil 1 tsp

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Best of Chef Wan Volume 1

By Chef Wan

Published 2018

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Ingredients

Threadfin 3, large
Salt to taste
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
Cooking oil for shallow-frying + 4

Method

Rub the fish with salt and pepper and shallow-fry in hot oil until crisp. Drain and set aside.
In a clean wok, heat 4 Tbsp oil and sauté the garlic and ginger.
Add tomatoes and preserved soy beans and cook until the tomatoes are soft.
Combine ingre