...............................................................steamed pomfret.
It's a simple dish but I steamed it on a family occasion. There's a few reason why the dish becomes very significant dish to me.
- When I was young, my mom cooked the pomfret dish only during the fasting month, Ramadhan Mubarak. So, when I look at the fish I feel that it was fasting month.
- The fish is very costly. My mom will make sure every family member will get one pomfret. She fork out some from her saving just to have a pomfret for every plate on the table. Me?? One pomfret for four people. HAHAHAAA... Not because I can't afford to have one pomfret for one person. I am trying to instill the sharing and appreciation values among us. Off Course, Both ways (my mom and me) represent and potray the high appreciation values in our cooking. I always remember how my mom had lavish parties on our table during the fasting month. How I miss that..!!
To steam the pomfret you need to have:
- Fresh Pomfret
- Young ginger
- Garlic
- Coriander leave
- Salt and pepper
- Tomato (optional)
- Carrot (optional)
- A steamer / A Microwave
Malaysian named this fish Ikan Bawal Putih
Bruneian named this fish Ikan Duai = BND25/kg
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