Seafood otak otak
Otak Otak is a well loved Nyonya dish infused with a creamy and spicy coconut based custard and aromatic herbs.
10 minutesPreparation time: 25 minutesDifficulty:EasyIngredients
Wrapping
- 8 pcs Banana leaves (boil for 3 minutes to soften it)
- 8 Toothpick, cut into half
Filling
- 4 Fresh red chilli (cut into an inch)
- 2 Red chilli padi
- 70 g Shallot
- 3 cloves Garlic
- 20 g Galanggal
- 4 cm Fresh turmeric
- 2 Lemongrass
- 3 Candle nuts
- 100 g Coconut milk
- 200 g Mackerel fish paste
- 30 g Egg
- 1 tbsp Rice flour
- 1 tsp Corn flour
- 1 tsp Belacan
- 1 ½ tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Brown sugar
- 6 Kaffir lime leave (thinly slice)
- 1 Daun kunyit (thinly slice)
- 8 Prawns (remove shell)
- 3 Small squid (head is cut into 4 and body is cut into small pieces)
- 5 tbsp Coconut milk
Method
STEP 1
In a Panasonic food processor add in red chillies, chilli padi, shallot, garlic, galangal, fresh turmeric, lemon grass, candle nuts and coconut milk. Blend till smooth.
STEP 2
Next add in fish paste, egg, rice flour, corn flour, belacan, salt and brown sugar. Blend till smooth and well mixed. Transfer mixture to a bowl and stir in lime and turmeric leaves. Let it marinate in the fridge for 1 hour.
STEP 3
Cut banana leaves into 18x15 cm and form it into rectangular. Seal the edges with toothpick.
STEP 4
Spoon 70 g of otak otak mixture into banana boat. Top it with prawns, squid head and squid pieces.
STEP 5
Place onto Panasonic big cubie tray and steam for 10 minutes.
STEP 6
Garnish with daun selaseh and a tea spoon of coconut milk.
STEP 7
Ready to be served.
