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Stir-Cooked Sheet Fish

As is natural each fish best produces when it is cooked in a certain way, or fora certain dish. Ngakhu and Ngagyi are best to make fish soup for mohinga. Likewise ngabat is best for stir-cooking. 

• 800g ngabat

• 240g oil 

• 1 tbs Chili powder 

• 1/4 tsp turmericpowder 

• 1.5 cm ginger to be pounded 

• 2 stems citronella to be pounded 

• 1 tbs garlic pounded 

• 1/4 cup onion pounded 

• 1 1/2 tbs fish sauce 

• 1 tsp salt 

• 2 cups water 

Steps to cook    

Marinate fish with turmeric, salt, fish sauce. Add fish to water in pan and remove when water boils. Debone and set aside. Strain the soup. 

Fry ginger, onion, garlic, citronella in oil till golden. 

Add chili powder, fish, soup. Put on slow fire. Cover for a while. Then uncover and keep stirring so that the ingredients do not stick until water evaporates and oil remains. 

Remove from fire. Ready to serve. 

Mya Zin

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