Pan-fried Mackerel(Ikan Selar) With Grated White Radish (Fresh Daikon)

Another simple to prepare dish.

The ingredients are:

2 fresh medium size Mackerel (Ikan Selar)

Salt

Corn flour

Fresh white radish

Slices of fresh lemon

Some light soy sauce

Cut, deskinned and grated about 10cm of fresh white radish. Place the grated radish in a fine sieve and put it briefly under running water. Then drain away the bitter juice. Shape it into a small ball and set aside.

Cleaned and pat dry the fresh mackerel with some kitchen towel. Marinate with some salt and set aside for an hour and wipe off with kitchen towel and lightly coat with some corn flour. Pat off excess flour. 

In a clean wok/pan, heat up some oil and make sure the surface of the wok/pan are coated with the oil. Fry in medium flames. Refrain from turning the fish too early to avoid tearing the skin. Just add more oil if the wok/pan gets too dry. Turn to the other side and fry til brown and crispy. This method is good and uses less oil. Just make sure the fish is dry to avoid the oil from spattering all over the stove area. Once done, squeeze some lemon juice over the fish before serving. Decorate the dish with the grated radish ball and a few slices of pickled daikon.

Add  the grated radish with some soy sauce for dipping.

Prepared some miso soup and sambal sotong too for dinner tonight.  

Enjoy!