To have more options for the family meal, two dishes of fried flounder with lemongrass and fried flounder with chili are crispy, flavorful, and very easy to prepare. Let’s get cooking with this delicious fried dish!
1. Fried flounder with lemongrass and chili
Preparation
2 hours 30 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fried flounder with lemongrass and chili Serves 4 people
Flounder 500 gr (buffalo fish) Lemongrass 100 gr Chili 50 gr White wine 20 ml Seasoning powder 10 gr Salt 10 gr Cooking oil 100 ml
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How to Prepare Fried Catfish with Lemongrass and Chili
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Preparation and Marinating the Fish
First, when buying the fish, you remove the black skin on the outside, soak the fish in diluted salt water to eliminate the fishy smell for 15 minutes. Finally, rinse it clean with water and let it drain.
Chop finely 100g of lemongrass and 50g of chili, mix well with 10g of salt and 20ml of white wine to make the fish more fragrant when marinating.
When the fish is drained, make several short diagonal cuts on the body of the fish, add the lemongrass and chili, use your hands to rub so that the spices are evenly absorbed into the fish and marinate for 2 hours.
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Frying the Fish
Add 100ml of cooking oil into the pan, when the oil is hot, add the fish and fry for 20 minutes over medium heat. Every 5 minutes, turn the fish over once to ensure both sides are cooked evenly and golden.
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Finished product
With a bowl of hot rice, add a bowl of fish sauce or soy sauce of your choice, and enjoy it with crispy fried flatfish with lemongrass and chili, nothing can compare.
2. Crispy fried flatfish
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Flatfish Serves 4 people
Flatfish 500 gr (buffalo tongue fish) Red bell pepper 50 gr Green bell pepper 50 gr Minced garlic 10 gr Minced chili 10 gr Dill 10 gr Sesame oil 10 ml Crispy flour 100 gr Soy sauce 50 ml Rice vinegar 30 ml Sugar 30 gr Seasoning powder 2 gr Salt 5 gr Cooking oil 100 ml
How to choose delicious bell peppers
- Bell peppers have a unique and interesting characteristic compared to other vegetables, which is that bell peppers have “male” and “female” types. To distinguish them, flip the pepper over; if the bottom is divided into 4 parts, it is a female pepper, while if it is divided into 3 parts, it is a male pepper.
- To prepare fried dishes, stir-fried dishes deliciously, the “male” bell pepper will be the perfect choice. For making juices or eating raw, the “female” bell pepper is usually chosen more often.
- You should choose bell peppers that have a shiny, thick, smooth skin and still have the stem attached. Additionally, heavy peppers with bright colors are fresh, delicious, and nutrient-rich.
- Avoid choosing bell peppers that are soft and mushy, feel light in hand, and have blemishes or cracks on the skin, as these are spoiled peppers that have lost their nutrients.
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How to prepare Crispy Flounder
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Preparation and marination of fish
You clean the flounder, remove the black skin on the outside, and rub the fish with salt to eliminate the fishy smell. After that, you cut off the head and score the fish’s body so that the seasoning can penetrate evenly.
You chop the bell pepper finely, crush the lemongrass, and gently rub both ingredients onto the fish’s body.
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Prepare the vinegar oil mixture
You put 50ml of soy sauce, 30ml of rice vinegar, 30gr of sugar, 5gr of salt, 2gr of seasoning powder into a pot, then put it on the stove, stir well and quickly heat the mixture for 2 minutes to dissolve the spices.
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Grill the bell pepper
Wash the bell pepper thoroughly, then grill it until the outer skin is charred over the gas stove, or use a torch to char the skin.
You wrap the bell pepper in plastic wrap to let it steam itself for about 2 minutes, making the bell pepper softer and easier to peel off the charred skin.
Next, use a sharp knife to gently scrape off the blackened outer skin of the bell pepper, then remove the seeds inside. After that, rinse the bell pepper briefly with clean water.
Cut the bell pepper into small pieces and add it to the vinegar oil mixture along with 10gr of minced garlic, 10gr of minced chili, and 10ml of sesame oil, then mix well. Grilling the bell pepper will make your dish sweeter, more fragrant, and flavorful!
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Frying the fish
First, you coat the fish with a layer of crispy frying flour to cover both sides completely.
Add 200ml of cooking oil into the pan, when the pan is hot, add the fish and fry over medium heat for 20 minutes. Every 5 minutes, flip the fish to ensure both sides are golden brown.
While frying the fish, add the garlic to fry together to give the fish a more distinctive aroma.
When the fish is cooked, take it out and place it on paper to absorb excess oil.
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Final product
Crispy fried fish is crunchy, fragrant, and rich in nutrients, served with sweet and sour dipping sauce, it’s simply irresistible.
How to choose good catfish (buffalo fish)
- The gills of the fish are bright red, tightly closed, without strange odors or sliminess. If the fish is rotten, it will have a gray color. The gills are not tightly closed, have a strange smell, and are slimy.
- The scales are shiny and cling tightly to the body, without any slime, foul smell, or mucus.
- Pressing on the fish’s body will show good elasticity, without leaving a dent.
- The fish’s mouth is tightly closed, and the anus is light white, firmly closed against the fish’s belly.
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To make the meal tastier, it’s worth the effort to make two fried catfish dishes that are delicious, right? Wishing you success!
*Refer to the images and recipes from 2 YouTube channels Mon Ngon Moi Ngay and the channel NAM VIET
