Ikan Balado (Padang-Style Grilled Mackerel with Sambal) | Saveur

Ikan Balado (Padang-Style Grilled Mackerel with Sambal) | Saveur

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From SAVEUR Issue #163 In Padang, restaurants grill and fry small whole mackerel before smearing them with sambal, a spicy chile-based condiment. We find that the skin-on fillets of larger fish work...

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Ingredients

  • 10 large red Holland chiles, chopped
  • 5 fresh red Thai chiles, stemmed
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 3 small Asian shallots, peeled
  • 1 medium vine-ripe tomato, roughly chopped
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>2</sub> tsp. sugar
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub> tsp. salt, plus more to taste
  • 2 tbsp. canola oil
  • <sup>1</sup>⁄<sub>3</sub> cup canola oil
  • 6 (6-oz.) skin-on mackerel fillets
  • Kosher salt, to taste

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