Mar
17
2011

Ikan oh Ikan…

There are 3 of us at home. The cook, the little boss and the big boss. The cook’s mom gave the cook a huge ikan tenggiri if I’m not mistaken when she came for a visit not too long ago.

Today, the big boss is down with throat irritation. He wants to eat steamed fish. The little boss wants fried fish with browned garlic all over and the cook is craving for something spicy. What did the cook do?

The cook chopped the fish into 3 parts = Big, bigger, biggest. The big portion for the cook, bigger cut for the big boss and the biggest portion for the little boss.

The biggest portion of fish for the little boss

The BEFORE look..

The AFTER look. Fried to perfection with browned garlic strewn all over it.

BEFORE

AFTER. Steamed just nice with lots of mushroom, drenched in oyster sauce and sesame oil

BEFORE

AFTER. Steamed with Gimson Nyonya Sauce. Read my Quickie Fish entry to learn more about Gimson Nyonya Sauce. This is simply the best! The fragrant aroma of lemongrass can never go wrong!

The 3 fish dishes

The little boss’ fish. I can fry wicked fish I tell you! Crispy on the outsides, moist and tender on the insides.. :P

Little Boss forking the fish ^^

Oh yeah, the cook fried this daun keledek with lots of garlic and chinese wolf berries too. Simply delicious!

That’s all for our simple lunch today. It’s St. Patrick’s Day and we will be going to Changkat Bukit Bintang tonite for a major celebration! One problem though.. we don’t have GREEN outfits! Nevermind, I hope everyone else will be so colour blind that when we wear red, they’ll see us as GREEN! :P

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AngelineBK March 17, 2011 at 11:46 pm

Merryn: U are simply a great cook lor!

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[SK] March 17, 2011 at 11:47 pm

a very good cook that can fulfill all requirements from the bosses.. and that fried fish is indeed wicked.. :)

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Yee Ling March 17, 2011 at 11:52 pm

Salute u lar….if me, just eat what the cook will cook….akakakkak

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eugene March 18, 2011 at 12:18 am

And then,everyone is happy , the happiest shall be the cook, the big boss is happy too have such a great wifey, and little boss ,when he grows up will find someone like the cook to be the wife……..

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Irene March 18, 2011 at 12:36 am

waaaaaaaaaah! *tabik* sedap siot! ur da best mommy!

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suituapui March 18, 2011 at 3:42 am

Yum! Yum! All look really nice. Never steamed tenggiri before – nice kah? Usually fried or cook curry.

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reanaclaire March 18, 2011 at 5:04 am

wahhh..so pandai to cook! 3 different types of fish in one day?

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ChrisAu March 18, 2011 at 6:39 am

wow…good cook leh!

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CH Voon March 18, 2011 at 7:56 am

wah! all the dishes look like what i see in the restaurant! I thought u have dinner at shop and very friend with the boss, and took a photos of the fish.i am wrong.good, when u free to invite us to eat your delicious fishes?

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Tekkaus March 18, 2011 at 8:10 am

Steamed fish…yuck! Haha :DI can take fried fish anytime. :p

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the little prince March 18, 2011 at 11:09 am

never try tenggiri on steam…..hmm should try out one day!

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ChloeRuoyi March 18, 2011 at 7:27 pm

Waaaah, better not let my "bosses" see this or they might come up with similar expectations! Can teach me how to fry fish ar? I hate frying (esp fish) and almost never fry any at all…

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Mummy Moon March 19, 2011 at 8:32 am

This is the problem I am facing now, everyone at home got their own taste.. Like all 3 ikan oh ikan dishes.

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Food Dreams March 19, 2011 at 5:50 pm

wow.. the 3 ikans look yummy. :)So nice of you to cook different taste for everyone..goes to show how great this mommy is!

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Caroline Ng May Ling March 19, 2011 at 9:18 pm

sedap sedap sedap! i tak sangka u can cook this wor. :p great momma! My Stories

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Caroline Ng May Ling March 19, 2011 at 9:20 pm

whoaa lots of garlic? me no like garlic. :(My Stories

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corsage March 21, 2011 at 1:31 am

I'm thoroughly impressed by this post! 3 ways to cook a fish to cater to everyone's tastes. WOW!

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