Binte Biluhuta｜Gorontalo

2023-05-13

1 min read

recipes

Part 5/38 in a series exploring one dish from each province of Indonesia.

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Adapted from here.

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Ingredients

Main stuff

100g sweetcorn (2 cobs)
2-3 mackerel (250 g if fillet)
1 bunch of Thai basil, roughly torn (___ g)
3 belimbing wuluh, halved
5 Indonesian onions (1.5 shallots), thinly sliced
1 lime
1500 ml water
Salt, pepper, sugar, and chicken powder to taste

Marinade

3 tamarind fruit
½ lime, juice
¼ turmeric powder
⅓ salt

Spices to blend

4 Indonesian onions (1.5 shallots)
2 cloves of garlic

To serve

1 key lime
Crispy fried onions
Boiled egg, halved

Prep

Blend the onion and garlic.

Blend the chilli separately.

Cooking

Mix the marinade ingredients, cover the fish in it for 15 minutes.

Fry in a little oil, shred.

Bring the water to a boil, add the corn, fish, and belimbing wuluh. Simmer for 5 minutes.

Sauté the onion and blended bits until fragrant, then add to the pot. Pour the leftover hot oil over the blended chilli and set this aside for serving.

Season to taste. After __ minutes, remove from the heat and add the Thai basil.

Serve with the chilli, boiled egg halves, crispy fried onions, and a halved lime on the side for squeezing.