Cincalok Dip
I know of some people that doesn’t eat ikan kembung (mackerel fish) cos they claimed it’s the fish for cheapo that can’t afford to buy imported Salmon fish. I couldn’t care less about that remark. I grew up eating ikan kembung all my life and my Mom used to get the freshest ikan kembung from Pangkor Island.
The best way to savour the fresh ikan kembung is by steaming them plain without anything. Line your fishes on a steaming plate. Rub some salt on it if you like. But I like them as plain as possible cos you will get the flavour from dippings.
Ingredients for Dippings:
2 bombay onions (slice thinly)
1 cili padi (bird eye chili)
1 teaspoon of cincalok (fermented shrimps)
1/2 teaspoon of sugar
2 limau nipis (lime) juice
Method: Mix all the above in a dipping bowl. Easy right?
Initially, I was using one lime and found the dipping lack of juices. I then went back again to my garden to pluck another lime and saw my peppermint leaves and decided to include them in.
Of course you don’t put the whole peppermint leaves in there. What I am showing you is for presentation sake. After snap-snap pic… chop-chop-chop… it went into the dippings again.
Note: You may substitute mackerel fish with stingray and cincalok with soysauce.
Julie said,
July 9, 2007 @ 1:27 pm
yum yum….can you also cook cincalok pork for me this weekend?
eastcoastlife said,
July 9, 2007 @ 3:27 pm
I love ikan kembung too. Your cincalok dip looks yummy ar. Gotta try. 🙂
day-dreamer said,
July 9, 2007 @ 3:39 pm
Looks nice.
Who says ikan kembung is cheap fish?!?!?!?!
mott said,
July 9, 2007 @ 9:40 pm
but ikan kembong is sooo sweet and yummy!!!
i love it!
The Queen says: Yea, usually I will steam the fresh one cos it is sweet. Left over ones after steaming, I will deepfried them. Super nice too.
Stay-at-home Mum said,
July 10, 2007 @ 9:26 am
I love chincalok with fried fish. It is so hard to get the really fresh ones. Never tried it with peppermint leaves but will do so the next time. Yum!
jazzmint said,
July 10, 2007 @ 10:44 am
wahh i no eat cincaluk keke…but i like kembung oso
Giddy Tiger said,
July 10, 2007 @ 11:09 am
That really looks good! I’m gonna try it someday!
Kyels said,
July 10, 2007 @ 2:22 pm
Ikan kembung rocks! I like it grilled though.
;P
sila said,
July 10, 2007 @ 10:03 pm
is ikan kembung used in laksa? i grew up eating ikan kembung, too, and i quite like it. 🙂