- Sambal Dabu-Dabu is traditional hot, sour and spicy salsa from Manado, Indonesia. Sambal dabu-dabu is similiar to Mexican salsa for tacos. It’s consists chopped tomatoes, freshly squeese calamansi limes or known as lemon cui or jeruk kesturi/kunci, shallots, chopped bird’s eye chili, lemon basil leaves, vegetable oil or coconut oil, and salt. Sambal Dabu-Dabu is related to Sambal Matah from Bali which consist of finely sliced shallots, chopped bird’s eye chili, terasi or shrimp paste, with a dash of kaffir lime juice. Both Sambal Dabu-Dabu and Sambal Matah is suits for any seafood, especialy barrbequed dish.
- For the grilling or barbequing seasoning, i use Sambal Rica-Rica. Another spicy and hot sambal from Manado, it uses ginger, chili, lemon and spices. Suitable for barbecue meats and seafoods. I’ve posted Grilled Beef Ribs with Indonesian Spicy Rica-Rica Sauce or Resep Iga Sapi Bakar Bumbu Rica-Rica. For todays lunch, i use ikan baronang or rabbit fish, species from family Siganidae. Common baronang in Indonesia is Baronang Susu (Siganus canaliculatus). This fish ir rather seasonal fish with a white, sweet and succulent meat. Ikan baronang is usually grilled, deep fried or even pepes (steamed with banana leaves wrap).
Since i’m starving and literrary can wait longer to cooked through the fish with grilling, i deep fried the fish first to cheated the cooking duration. Well, some of the restaurant did this too. The fish is usually seasoned, deep fried until half done than grilled with some seasoning applied. The fish is grilled just to infused the smokey aromas and this can get rid the fishy smells.
Ingredient:
Grilled rabbit fish (ikan baronang bakar) recipe:
- 1 (600 gr) ikan baronang or rabbit fish, cleaned
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, mashed
- 3 cm ginger, grated, juiced
- salt and peper to taste
- 3 tbsp SAMBAL RICA-RICA
- oil for deep friying
- SAMBAL DABU-DABU
Instruction:
How to make grilled rabbit fish :
- Marinade the rabbit fish with garlic, ginger juice, lemon juice and salt, let it refrigerate for 30 minutes
- Meanwhile, set your barbeque charcoal
- Deep fried the rabbit fish until half done#optional
- Spread SAMBAL RICA-RICA all over the rabbit fish
- Grill until the fish is cooked through
- Served with SAMBAL DABU-DABU
mejanya keren tuh.. *losfokus..
Bukan meja mbak, tp kursi di dpn rumah…hehehe
oh kursi.. jadi alami.. jadi berasa makan di pantai gitu..
Ikan baronang nih kesukaanku ;). Sudah 2 thn ga makan nih ikan. Ngilerr liat fotonya :D.
Lgs eksekusi aja kak…hehehe
Seperti enak yaa!
You preety good in bahasa Spfia,
it’s actually should be “sepertinya enak ya!”
Thank you for correcting!
Ikannnya slurupppp
This is an amazing looking fish! I love the recipe!
Really look incredible and love the flavors and color. This is a new fish for me.
I don’t believe I’ve ever had rabbit fish but sambal, I adore…great recipe, Chef!
Such a lovely presentation! Enjoy your weekend!
Never heard of rabbit fish. Will Google to learn more. Delicious recipe and great photos.
Wow, Dedy! That is a beautiful fish that you prepared. Your dinner guests must have really enjoyed it.
ded, ku kasih tahu mama resep ini, ricarica plus dabudabu, mamaku ngakak.. dedy udah layak menikah sama orang nona manado gitu..
Now, this is one mazing spiced up fish recipe! I love it all, Dedy! It looks so smashing & amazing even!!! Georgous pics!
You have me crave for some grilled fish! This looks totally delicious!
Your grilled fish looks delicious!
mantapsss
I want this specially the cripsy bits
Absolutely beautiful! A fresh, refined and flavorful dish.
Cheers,
Rosa
Wow, that looks lovely! I think we had rabbit fish or something similar when we were in Palau a long time ago but ours was grilled on the beach after a day of snorkeling. It didn’t look as lovely as yours but it was tender and delicious 🙂
a Malay-style dish prepared from fish and spices and cooked until the fish loses its shape. Available in varieties, some are in the shape of dry fish floss known as serunding ikan, and some are moist such as sambal ikan bilis ( anchovies ) or sambal ikan tongkol ( skipjack tuna ).
Terima kasih atas postingannya, mau coba buat sambal ini, mudah-mudah’an jadi , heeeee
Salam Tambang Emas