Fried Stuffed Cencaru

I did mention before that I am hopeless with fish. If I want to eat fish, I eat out. I have cooked fish before but I don't do it often.

One day, I was hankering for stuffed ikan cencaru. So I bought two from Aeon. In the kitchen, I played fish surgeon. Why fish surgeon? Because I had to make incisions on the back of the fish. To me, it was no easy task. Maybe my knife is not sharp enough. But I managed.

I have done this before and somehow I felt that I did a better job the first time. My second attempt in 3 years was rather pathetic. But at least the fish was still in one piece 😛

As they say, practice makes perfect and I reckon I should fry fish more often. It's a nice change from eating chicken. Yes, I want more fish.

Fried Stuffed Cencaru

Recipe source : Adapted from Sajian Istimewa Shariah Abdullah (page 20)

Ingredients : 

- 2 ikan cencaru, make 2 slits at the back

Spice paste (pounded) :

- 6 shallots

- 3 cloves garlic

- 3 tbsp chili paste

- 1 lemongrass

- 2 candenuts

- 1/2 inch ginger

- 1 tsp belacan

Method :

1. Stuff pounded spice paste into the slits at the back of the fish. Stuff remaining spice paste into the abdominal cavity.

2. Fry fish until cooked.