Catfish is a delicious and nutritious food that is very appealing. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and show off our skills by making 2 fried dishes named crispy fried catfish and fried catfish with salted sauce to add right to our family menu!
1. Crispy Fried Catfish
Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Catfish Serves 4 people
Catfish 6 pieces Lemon a little Cooking oil 4 tablespoons Salt a little
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How to Make Crispy Fried Catfish
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Prepare the catfish
To eliminate the fishy smell and sliminess, when you buy catfish, clean the scales, remove the fins, guts, and then use salt and a little lemon juice to rub on the fish skin and rinse with clean water, then let it drain
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Fried Fish
Add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil into the pan, wait for the oil to heat up. Then, add the fish and reduce the heat to medium, frying the fish until it is golden brown on both sides, then remove the fish and let it drain.
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Final Product
The fried crispy fish after completion has a beautiful golden color. The outer skin is crunchy, and the fish meat inside is fragrant, sweet, and firm.
This dish is best enjoyed with white rice or wrapped in rice paper dipped in a little sweet and sour fish sauce, which is delicious and flavorful. What could be better! Let’s get cooking right away!
2. Fried Fish with Garlic Chili Sauce
Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried Catfish with Garlic Chili Sauce Serves 4
Catfish 4 fish Lime 1/2 fruit Garlic 5 cloves (minced) Chili 3 fruits (minced) Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar 1.5 tablespoons Salt a little Cooking oil 3 tablespoons
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How to Make Fried Catfish with Garlic Chili Sauce
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Prepare the fish
Buy catfish, remove the gills, tail fins, scrape off the scales, soak in salt water for about 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let drain.
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Prepare garlic fish sauce
Into a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1.5 tablespoons of sugar, the juice of 1/2 lemon, and 1.5 tablespoons of water, then stir well to dissolve the ingredients; finally, add the prepared minced garlic and minced chili into the bowl.
Arrange the fish on a plate, drizzle the garlic chili fish sauce over it, and garnish to make it visually appealing to complete the dish.
Note: You can also put the fish and garlic chili fish sauce in a pan, then turn the heat low for the fish sauce to soak evenly into the fish, and then serve it on a plate to enjoy! -
Final product
So now we have a delicious, flavorful dish of fried fish with garlic chili sauce. The fish is firm, fragrant, and sweet, combined with the spicy, rich, and extremely stimulating flavor of the garlic chili fish sauce. Let’s prepare and enjoy it right away.
How to choose fresh and delicious catfish
- Fresh catfish should have a slimy, shiny body with a bright color. The body of fresh catfish is firm, and when you hold it in the middle, it does not bend. In addition, fresh catfish has a characteristic fishy smell, not an unpleasant rotten odor.
- You should choose catfish with bulging, clear, sparkling eyes, scales with a naturally bright and shiny color. When you press lightly on the flesh of the catfish, it should be firm with good elasticity, leaving no fingerprints on the flesh.
- Do not choose catfish with pale colors, with a dull body. When you hold the catfish in the middle, it bends down, and the eyes are often cloudy, making it hard to see inside because they have started to spoil.
Effective ways to remove the fishy smell and slime from fish
- You can rub with salt or wash the fish with cold water mixed with a little alcohol or vinegar.
- Additionally, you can boil water and then gently pour it over the fish, using a knife to scrape off the slime, which will help eliminate the slime and the fishy smell.
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With just a little time and a few simple steps, you can have 2 dishes of crispy silver carp and fried with fish sauce that are delicious, attractive, and nutritious. Wishing you success and a hearty meal!
*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Like Cooking and cooky.vn
