RIAU SPECIAL FOOD SCIENCE FOOD AND ITS RECEPTION

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If you visit Riau when your stomach is hungry, don't forget to buy riau specialties, namely catfish curry, which is almost available in all riau restaurants.

Catfish curry is a typical Pekanbaru food that is very phenomenal and special. the food is catfish curry. In Riau province, especially Pekanbaru, catfish curry is a food that has never run out of fans. the problem is that this fish-based culinary has a really delicious taste and can shake the tongue of anyone who enjoys it. The catfish curry menu can be found easily in large restaurants or food stalls that are scattered within the Pekanbaru city area.

Catfish curry is a food that comes from Pekanbaru has a deep yellow sauce as a marinade of large pieces of catfish. Pekanbaru residents usually don't just eat catfish curry alone. There is a companion menu that is usually served when enjoying catfish curry, namely warm rice, complementary side dishes, and several types of vegetables such as boiled sweet potato leaves. The taste of catfish curry will be even more delicious when it is added with kecombrang flowers which serve as flavoring.

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Ingredients / spices:

• 2 catfish, cut into 3 parts

• 2 bay leaves

• 2 cm lemongrass, taken white, crushed

• 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt

• 1 teaspoon of sugar

• 500 ml of thin coconut milk, (from squeezed thick coconut milk)

• 200 ml of thick coconut milk from 1 coconut

• 3 tablespoons of oil to saute

Ground spices:

• 8 shallots

• 5 cloves of garlic

• 3 cm of turmeric, burned

• 4 pecan nuts, roasted

• 1/2 teaspoon of pepper

• 2 cm of ginger

Processing Method:

• Smear the catfish with 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice. Let stand 10 minutes.

•       Heat the oil. Sauté ground spices, bay leaves, and lemongrass until fragrant. Add thin coconut milk, salt and sugar. Cook until boiling.

• Add catfish. Cook until well done. Pour thick coconut milk. Cook again until boiling.

• For 6 servings

* Do not forget when eating catfish curry using green sauce and vegetables will add to the pleasure of eating.