Ingredients:

• 500 g Spanish Mackerel or Snapper
• 1 Lime, extract juice
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 stalks Lemon grass, bruised
• 1 teaspoon Tamarind juice
• 1 tablespoon Sweet soy sauce
• Oil

Finely Pounded Spices into Paste:

• 5 Red chilies, seeded
• 5 Shallots
• 2 cloves Garlic
• 3 Candlenuts
• 1 teaspoon Chopped ginger
• 1 teaspoon Salt

How To:

1. Cut the fish into 3-4 pieces.
2. Rub the fish with lime juice and salt, and let it stand for 15 minutes.
3. Wash and drain.
4. Heat oil and deep-fry fish until golden brown.
5. Drain and set aside.
6. Heat 3 tablespoons oil and sauté ground spices until fragrant, then add lemon grass, tamarind juice and sweet soy sauce.
7. When the sauce has thickened, spread it over deep-fried fish.