Catfish can be prepared into many delicious dishes. TasteVN suggests you 2 recipes for delicious stewed dishes with catfish that are flavorful and appealing. Let’s get cooking!
1. Stewed Catfish
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stewed Catfish Serves 2
Pre-prepared catfish 300 g Shallots 3 bulbs Green onions 50 g Bird’s eye chili 1 piece
How to make Stewed Catfish
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the catfish with diluted saltwater, you can use a little wine or vinegar to rub on the skin of the fish and then scrape it clean with a knife. Rinse it again with water and cut it into bite-sized pieces about 3 – 4 cm thick.
Peel and finely chop the shallots and garlic. Clean the green onions and cut them into small pieces. Rinse the chili briefly with water and cut it into small segments.
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Marinate the fish
Put the drained fish into a bowl, add minced onion and garlic along with chopped green onion tops.
Then add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of pepper into the bowl.
Use chopsticks to mix everything well, then let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasoning.
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Proceed to cook the fish
Place a pot on the stove and add 1 teaspoon of cooking oil; when the oil is hot, add the fish to the pan. At this point, you should keep the heat high so that the fish quickly sears.
When the fish has started to sear, pour the marinating liquid from the bowl into the pot to cook with the fish. Add a small cup of boiling water and continue to simmer.
When you see the water in the pot gradually boiling, reduce the heat. At this point, you can taste and adjust the seasoning to your liking, and continue to cook until the sauce thickens.
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Finished product
The braised fish will have an attractive color and distinctive aroma. The fragrant, fatty fish combined with the rich sauce can be enjoyed with either boiled or fresh vegetables, both of which are wonderful.
2. Braised striped catfish with pineapple
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Preparation
25 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised striped catfish with pineapple Serves 2
Prepared striped catfish 300 g Pineapple 1/2 fruit (pineapple) Lemongrass 2 stalks Bird’s eye chili 1 fruit Green onion 50 g
How to cook Braised striped catfish with pineapple
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Prepare the ingredients
For the striped catfish, use alcohol or vinegar to rub on the fish skin, then scrape off the slime with a knife. Next, rinse with clean water and place in a colander to drain.
Wash the lemongrass, crush it, and chop finely. Peel the garlic and mince it finely. Rinse the chili with water and chop it small.
Peel the pineapple, rinse it briefly with clean water, and then cut it into small pieces that are easy to eat.
Tip on peeling pineapple without removing the eyes
- Divide the pineapple into 4 equal parts along the length of the fruit.
- Then use a sharp knife to cut along the length of the pineapple. You should cut a little deep into the flesh to remove all the skin and the eyes.
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Marinate the fish
Once the fish is drained, place it in a bowl and add half of the minced lemongrass and garlic, along with 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of ground pepper.
Use chopsticks to mix well and let it sit for about 15 – 20 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasoning.
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Braised fish
Place a pot on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, add half of the remaining lemongrass and garlic to sauté until fragrant.
When the garlic and lemongrass are fragrant, add the pineapple and use a ladle, spatula to stir-fry briefly until golden brown on both sides.
When the pineapple is golden, add the fish, at this point you should keep the heat high so that the fish quickly firms up and doesn’t break apart.
Continue to add the marinade from the bowl into the pot, add a small cup of boiling water. Then continue to cook until the sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Final product
Pineapple braised catfish is delicious and nutritious with tender and fatty fish alongside sweet and sour pineapple. This dish served with white rice is simply wonderful.
How to choose delicious catfish
- For fresh fish, choose those that are still active and move flexibly. The fins and tail of the fish should be intact, the skin should be naturally silver and not have spots or sores.
- For pre-prepared fish, choose pieces with light pink flesh, and the color of the flesh should not be too dark. Fresh fish will have very good elasticity and especially should not leak juice or have an unpleasant smell.
How to distinguish between catfish and snakehead fish
Catfish and snakehead fish have quite similar shapes, when buying you should pay close attention to distinguish between these two types of fish as follows:
- Snakehead fish is also known as “tra ban fish”, with a green back, green fins, and a yellow tail.
- Catfish also has a yellow tail but has a greenish-gray back, the skin of the fish is shiny when exposed to sunlight resembling catfish.
Tips for you:
- Cooking fish over high heat at first will help the fish firm up quickly and not fall apart.
- Adding boiling water to the fish will prevent it from smelling fishy; if cold water is added, the temperature of the fish will change and cause it to smell fishy.
- You can use a clay pot to cook braised dishes. Clay pots retain heat very well, helping the dish to cook evenly and be more flavorful.
See more
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- How to make simple and flavorful braised chicken that goes well with rice
Let’s get into the kitchen and make this delicious dish right away. TasteVN wishes you success!
*Refer to the images and recipe from 2 YouTube channels Cô Ba Bình Dương and Mua Gì Ở Đâu.
