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Khmer Fish Amok Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This authentic Khmer Fish Amok Recipe is a traditional Khmer dish usually made with fish, it can also make from chicken and beef. Amok recipe is a Khmer Royal dish and it is dating back to the Khmer Empire. The food is traditionally a bit like a curry stew served in a boat made of banana leaves.

Khmer Fish Amok Recipe

Khmer Fish Amok Recipe

Recipe by Cambodia Recipe
5 from 1 vote

This authentic Khmer Fish Amok Recipe is a traditional Khmer dish usually made with fish, it can also make from chicken and beef. Amok recipe is a Khmer Royal dish and it is dating back to the Khmer Empire. The food is traditionally a bit like a curry stew served in a boat made of banana leaves.

Course: SteamingCuisine: CambodianDifficulty: Difficult
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

30

minutes
Cooking time

40

minutes
Calories

835

kcal
Total time

0

minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 lbs 1 fresh white fish sliced to bite size

  • 1 tablespoon 1 fish sauce (more or less up to you)

  • 1/4 cup 1/4 palm sugar (more or less up to you)

  • 1/2 cup 1/2 coconut cream

  • 1 1 egg

  • 1/2 teaspoon 1/2 salt

  • For lemongrass paste
  • 1/3 cup 1/3 lemongrass

  • 2 tablespoon 2 galangal

  • 1 tablespoon 1 Rhizome root

  • 1 teaspoon 1 turmeric powder or fresh turmeric

  • 3 3 kaffir lime leaves

  • 6 6 big cloves of garlic

  • 3 3 big shallots

  • 1 1 dried Mexico chili soak and wash cut to strips

Directions

  • In a large bowl combine lemongrass paste with fish cause, palm sugar, coconut cream, egg, salt, together
  • Add fish and Chinese broccoli leaves (or slek Nknor and mix it well together) add MSG if you like.
  • Spoon the mixture of fish into a bowl that you can steam , steam for 25 minutes or until the fish is cooked
  • Take the Amok out the steamer, garnish with kaffir lime leaves and red chili strips; drizzle with 1 tablespoon of coconut cream.

Notes

  • Serve fish amok with fresh vegetables and steam rice

Nutrition Facts

  • Total number of serves: 2
  • Calories: 835kcal
  • Carbohydrates: 22g
  • Protein: 115g
  • Fat: 31g
  • Saturated Fat: 17g
  • Cholesterol: 274mg
  • Sodium: 3107mg
  • Fiber: 2g
  • Sugar: 4g

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