Ingredients:
Batam Fish (thin slice)
Sole fish 3 pcs (break into few pcs)
1 handful of ikan bilis
2 tbs dried soy bean
4 cup water
pepper
fish sauce
1 tsp tang choy (冬菜)
2 garlic (slice/ chopped)
1 tsp oil (or just enough to cover the garlic)
Method (2 servings):
- Soak sliced fish in salt water (1tsp salt + water + 1tsp corn flour) for 20mins.
- Boil ikan bilis, soy bean and water, when boiled lower heat and simmer for 30mins.
- Put garlic and oil in a small ceramic cup, heat up in microwave for 2m (this will be based on individual microwave). The garlic will turn slight brown, add in sole fish, stir and mix together with garlic and heat up another 30s.
- Drain out the ikan bilis broth, and boil the broth in another pot.
- Drain out the water in the fish and add it into the pot.
- Cook for 2-3mins. add in pepper and fish sauce if desired
- Turn off the heat.
- Pour out the soup in 2 bowls, add in tong choy, sole fish and garlic and serve.
If for fish porridge, pour the soup on to rice and serve.