Traditional Indonesian Food Fish Mackerel Yellow Soup

Traditional Indonesian Food Fish Mackerel Soup Cuisine

There is friend who visited the island of Bangka (Indonesia). When they're walking around by foot with his friend, then there is an old man call them to stop by his stall not far away from both of these tourists is running. For guests coming from far away, the host will entertain guests with this coffee drink and not have to pay. It is the custom of local residents when there are guests who come to their homes it will be offered cup of coffee. Actually the both tourists conditions of hunger. Maybe they want to find the nearest restaurant or eating house with a walk way but they do not meet the restaurant. Fortunately these tourists called by the old man who has the stall. Both of these tourists were asked by the proprietor "have you eaten?" The stall owner's ask to tourists if they want to taste Lempah (Soup) Yellow Fish Mackerel. Of course both of these tourists agreed without thinking. Please understand, average the people in Indonesia on eat rice, so lempah yellow a side dish to add to the enjoyment when eating rice. At that time I was in the stall, and then I went up to both the tourist and ask whether they really like this Bangka Island cuisine/ Indonesian food. Because so voraciously with a delicious meal in front of him, they did not answer, but only the thumbs-up.

This is just a snapshot of so delicious culinary specialties from Bangka, Indonesia. So much food culinary Bangka Island that is excellent throughout the universe to enjoy it. There are many traditional (local) foods like Pempek, Lakso, Bakwan, Lempah Darat (terrestrial soup), Bangka Martabak contained in the restaurant and merchant overhang. At lunch usually locals will cook lempah yellow mackerel, but this menu is also available in hotels and restaurants on the island of Bangka.

How to make Indonesian Food Fish Mackerel Yellow Soup Cuisine

This time we will discuss about this cuisines. I could explain it because I'm used to this cuisines. At least twice a week I cook mackerel yellow soup, this is my family recipe. Oh yes, for the fish do not need to use mackerel, tuna or maybe salmon , you can try it with other marine fish, in fact some are already trying to freshwater fish and the results are quite delicious.

This explanation of lempah yellow fish. "Lempah" same meaning with Soup. Why yellow? Yellow color is caused by the use of turmeric. In fact we can not change the nature of a name, when we writing the name of any food must use the origin names. Suppose the "sushi" of Japanese famous and "Fu Yung Hay" from China.

Well we will explain what are the ingredients to make a "YELLOW LEMPAH (Yellow Soup Mackerel Recipes) with modification with pine apple.

A. The basic ingredients of Mackerel / Tuna recipes

1/2 kg of fish, mackerel or tuna
1 young pineapple (if likes), reduce Tamarind usage when using pineapple.
1 liter of water, boiled.

Pineapple

Mackerel

B. Seasoning Mashed

1 vertebra turmeric about the size of a thumb
1/2 segment ginger about the size of a thumb
4 red chili
4 small chili, adjust your wishes.
6 Shallots
4 Garlic’s
1 tablespoon shrimp paste / Belachan (no option)

You can use a blender to smooth spices above. Please read or translate this article for smoothing seasoning.

C. Other Seasoning

1 tablespoon Tamarind, dilute with a little water
1/2 tablespoon of salt
1/2 spoon of sugar (if you like)

How to cook

Boil water in a pan.
Clean the fish, mackerel or tuna, discard bones and gills. Cut the fish with a size of 5 cm square.
If you want to use pineapple thinly sliced.
Seasoning smoothed (B) put in water that has been boiled. Let boil again.
Enter the fish and 'young pineapple' into the water that has been mixed with Seasoning (B), let it boil again.
Enter seasonings (C) while stirring.
When the fish is visible yellow and soft, turn off the stove.

Okay, lempah yellow fish have finished cooked, ready to eat with rice.