Spicy jack mackerel - ikan pepesam

Ingredients

• 3 tbsp vinegar
• 1 tsp sugar
• pinch of salt
• 0,5 cucumber, in thin strips
• 2 carrots, in thin strips
• 300 g Fish Tales jack mackerel, shredded with a fork
• 2 shallots, finely diced
• 4 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
• 3 cm ginger, peeled and minced
• 1 tsp laos
• 1 stick lemongrass, tough ends removed, bruised
• 4 lime leaves
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 6 tbsp sambal oelek
• pepper and salt
• 4 bao buns (steamed buns)
• 0,5 red onion, in thin rings
• 4 sprigs of coriander, just the leaves