Recipe for Fried Fish Otak Otak with Peanut Sauce
RESEPAugust 7, 2026
Fry Fish Otak Otak in 170 degree Celsius oil for 3 minutes until the surface browns. Grind roasted peanuts, chili, palm sugar, and tamarind, then thin with hot water. Serve the warm otak otak with the peanut sauce on the side.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Servings
- 4
Ingredients
- 500 g frozen fish otak-otak
- 150 g fried peanuts
- 3 red chillies
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp shaved palm sugar
- 1 tbsp tamarind water
- 150 ml hot water
- Salt
- Oil for frying
Method
- Grind the peanuts, chillies and garlic to a coarse paste.
- Transfer to a bowl and add palm sugar, tamarind water and salt.
- Add the hot water gradually, stirring, until it reaches dipping consistency.
- Fry the otak-otak from frozen over medium heat until golden and puffed.
- Drain on a rack and serve warm with the peanut sauce.
Tips
- Peanut sauce thickens as it cools; keep hot water on hand to loosen it.
- Medium heat stops the outside burning before the middle is hot.