Belacan Miding

Belacan Miding

Ingredients

• About 500 grammes of paku miding (pluck tips only like what is shown above, discard the rest)
• About 20 to 40 grammes of belacan
• 5 cloves garlic
• 5 cloves shallots
• About 30 grammes of dried prawns (pre-soaked for 15 minutes)
• 5 red chillies (remove seed if you prefer it less spicy)
• 3 tablespoons warm water
• 2 to 3 tablespoons cooking oil (palm oil preferred)

Method

Pound or blend belacan, garlic, shallots, dried prawns and red chillies.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in wok and saute belacan mix till aromatic (approximately 1 minute). Add another tablespoon of oil if belacan mix too dry or begin to burn.

Add miding to belacan mix and stir-fry briskly. Add water and continue stir frying till water almost dried up (but miding is moist).

Dish up and serve with steamed white rice.