How to Prepare Perfect Pindang Ikan Kembung / Clear Turmeric Fish Soup

Pindang Ikan Kembung / Clear Turmeric Fish Soup.

You can cook Pindang Ikan Kembung / Clear Turmeric Fish Soup using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Pindang Ikan Kembung / Clear Turmeric Fish Soup

1. Prepare 4 of mackarels, cut into 2 (or any fish you like).
2. You need 6 of garlics, slice.
3. Prepare 4 of shallots, slice.
4. It's 2 cm of ginger, slice.
5. You need 2 cm of gallangal, slice.
6. Prepare 2 cm of turmeric, slice.
7. It's 3 of cherry tomatoes, divide into 2 (or 1 big tomato).
8. Prepare 1 of lemongrass.
9. It's 3 of kafir lime leaves.
10. You need 3 of indonesian bay leaves.
11. It's of Water.
12. Prepare of Oil for frying.
13. It's of Salt.
14. It's of Pepper.
15. It's of Sugar.
16. It's 1 of green onion, cut into 1 cm parts.
17. It's of Thai basil leaves about a handfull.

Pindang Ikan Kembung / Clear Turmeric Fish Soup instructions

1. Heat the oil in a pan. Add in the shallots and garlics. Fry until fragrant..
2. Then add in the turmeric, gallangal and ginger. Fry until fragrant..
3. Add in the lime leaves, lemongrass and bay leaves. Fry again until they release aroma..
4. Then add in the fish as well as the water..
5. Add the seasonings. Taste test..
6. Simmer for 5 minutes..
7. Add in the tomatoes, basil leaves and green onion. Cook for 15 more minutes. Do not over mix because the fish might go mushy..
8. Turn off the heat. Serve..