Fish essence

This is further to my earlier post on this wonder fish.

Finally found the fish in Section 17 morning market after placing an order with the fish seller who gave us an early wake up call around 6.30 am to come collect the fish.

The Resilient Haruan

a fish that would not die.
A good fright it gave us, accompanied with plenty of screams and shouts (especially when it leaped out of the plastic bag onto the kitchen counter top!!).
Not to mention a good slippery fight.
Even after being disembowel and without water, it could still swish around.
With respect, we admit it is truly a hardy fish.

A slippery escape?

For herbal soup ingredients, please refer to the picture below. I do not know the English translated equivalent.

Clean the fish (1 kg in weight) properly before putting into a pot of water (enough to cover the fish). Boil the fish and herbs for approximately 6 hours or until the liquid reduced to almost 2 Aisan rice bowls. When almost ready, add a pinch of salt (to taste).

Strain the soup into a bowl and skim off any excess oil.

PS. With the above herbs, my dad consumed this tasty soup once a day, 3 times in total.