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Name: Authentic Pecal Lele Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Malaysia
Ingredients: *For the Catfish:**; 1 whole medium-sized catfish (about 500g), cleaned and gutted; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon turmeric powder; 1 teaspoon coriander powder; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 stalk lemongrass, white part only, finely minced; Cooking oil for deep frying (about 2-3 cups); *For the Peanut Sauce (Sambal Kacang):**; 1 cup roasted unsalted peanuts; 3-4 dried red chilies, soaked in hot water to soften; 3 fresh red chilies (adjust to taste); 4 shallots, peeled; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 inch belacan (shrimp paste), toasted; 1 tablespoon tamarind paste (asam jawa), mixed with 4 tablespoons water and strained; 1 cup water (or more, for desired consistency); 2 tablespoons palm sugar (gula melaka) or brown sugar; 1/2 teaspoon salt

Pecal Lele

🇲🇾 Malaysia

Peninsular Malaysia

Spicy fried catfish served with a peanut sauce.

Fish

Spicy

Peanut Sauce

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Catfish

spicy marinade

peanut sauce

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