Thermomix® Recipes - Curry Fish Head

Craving the rich, bold flavors of Curry Fish Head? Let Thermomix® make it a breeze! 🌟🦈 This Southeast Asian favorite combines tender steamed fish head with a fragrant curry sauce, infused with aromatic spices and creamy coconut milk. Enhanced with fresh ladies' fingers (okra) and juicy tomatoes, this dish is a true crowd-pleaser.


With Thermomix®, you can effortlessly prepare this delicious meal using layer cooking. Steam the fish head and vegetables while the curry base cooks below, ensuring perfect texture and flavor with minimal effort and cleanup. Sit back, relax, and savor the comforting flavors without any hassle.



Ingredients ⭐️
5 garlic cloves
50 g shallots
10 dried chillies, soaked and cut in pieces
10 g fresh ginger
2 stalks fresh lemongrass, white part only, cut in slices
30 g fish curry powder
60 g cooking oil
20 g light soy sauce
1 stalk torch ginger flower (bunga kantan), bud only, cut in thin slices
500 g water
10 g homemade chicken stock powder
500g fish head, cut half
500g fish fillet, scored
1 tsp salt
1 tsp lemon juice
8 ladies' fingers
4 tomatoes, cut in wedges
100 g onions, cut in slices (0.5 cm)
1 sprig fresh curry leaves, leaves only
150 - 200 g coconut milk
1 tsp sugar


Preparation
1. Place garlic cloves, shallots, dried chillies, ginger, lemongrass, curry powder and cooking oil in mixing bowl, blend 10 sec/speed 10. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula.


2. Sauté 10 min/120°C/speed spoon.


3. Add light soy sauce, ginger flower, water and chicken stock powder. Season both sides of fish head and fillet with salt and lemon juice, place in Varoma dish. Set Varoma into position and steam 12 min/Varoma/reverse/speed 1. Meanwhile, place ladies’ fingers and tomatoes onto Varoma tray.


4. Carefully open Varoma lid, Insert prepared Varoma tray into Varoma dish, close Varoma lid and steam 8 min/Varoma/reverse/speed 1. Remove Varoma and set aside.


5. Add onions, curry leaves, coconut milk and sugar, cook 5 min/Varoma/reverse/speed 2. Transfer steamed fish, ladies' fingers and tomatoes to a serving bowl. Pour curry gravy over it and serve immediately.


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