Recipe: Tasty Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan)

Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan). Great recipe for Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan). Instead of using the bamboo skewers, Balinese Satay uses lemongrass :) Using many spices, these satay is very flavourful and delicious. Good to serve with Sambal Matah (Raw Chilli) and steamed rice 🍚 #MyCookbook So today I want to introduce you to one of Indonesian traditional dishes called Sate Lilit Bali or Balinese Fish Satay.

Made from minced seafood or meat mixed with grated coconut and a spice paste, it can be moulded onto bamboo paddles, lengths of sugar cane or, as we've done here, lemongrass. Sate pusut, from neighbouring Lombok, is similar. If you have trouble getting fresh coconuts, mix ¾ cup shredded. You can have Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan) using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan)

1. Prepare 300 gr of white fish fillet (just the meat). I use batang/mackerel fish.
2. Prepare 70 ml of oil.
3. It's 1 of bayleaf.
4. Prepare 3 of lime leaves, remove the stem, finely sliced.
5. It's 1/4 tsp of tamarind paste (asam jawa).
6. It's 1 stalk of lemongrass, just the white part, very finely sliced.
7. Prepare 50 gr of fresh grated coconut.
8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of brown sugar.
9. Prepare 3/4 tsp of salt.
10. It's 1/4 tsp of pepper.
11. It's of Spices Paste (put all these ingredients in food processor).
12. It's 2 pcs of big red chillies.
13. It's 1 cm of ginger.
14. You need 5 of shallots.
15. You need 3 of garlics.
16. It's 1 cm of turmeric, grilled in the stove fire first.
17. It's 3 of candlenuts, toast without oil in a pan to brown it first.
18. Prepare of Sticks For The Satay.
19. Prepare 15-20 pcs of lemongrass, peel the outer layer and gently pound the white parts.

Great recipe for Balinese Sambal Matah. This chilli is very fresh, yummy and smells heavenly because of the lime leaves and lemongrass. It elevates a very simple dish like fried tofu and fried fish. Eat with warm white 🍚 rice.

Balinese Fish Satay (Satay Lilit Ikan) instructions

1. Prepare all spices. Put in the food processor together with 70 ml oil until become a smooth paste.
2. Heat the pan, fry the spice paste, add bay leaf, sliced lime leaves, and fry until fragrant.
3. Separate the fish meat from any skin or bones. Put in food processor and pulse until smooth.
4. Mix the fish paste with spices paste, add tamarind paste, finely chopped lemongrass (1 stalk), salt, brown sugar, pepper, fresh grated coconut. Mix well. If you use, desiccated coconut, please dehydrate it first with some water/coconut milk..
5. Using plastic gloves, wrap the fish to lemongrass stick. Pound the lemongrass first to release the smell.
6. Grill the satay until brownish in colour. I use Happycall pan..
7. Serve with hot steamed rice and sambal matah (recipe can be found in my cookpad).

Sate Lilit is a satay variant in Indonesia, originating from Balinese cuisine. This satay is made from minced pork, fish, chicken, beef, or even turtle meat, which is then mixed with grated coconut, thick coconut milk, lemon juice, shallots, and pepper. The spiced minced meat is wound around bamboo, sugar cane or lemongrass sticks, it is then grilled on charcoal. For the tart shells: sift flour and icing sugar. Mix with softened butter, till crumble.