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Preparation
1 hour 30 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Medium
Grilled eel with satay is deliciously aromatic and spicy, adding variety to family meals. Let’s get cooking with TasteVN to showcase your cooking skills with this simple grilled dish recipe!
Ingredients for Grilled Eel with Satay Serves 4
Eel 1 kg Lemongrass 2 stalks Seasoning 1/4 tablespoon Grilling marinade 1 tablespoon Chilli sauce 1/2 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1/2 tablespoon Soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon Red chili powder 1/2 tablespoon MSG 1/4 tablespoon Satay 1/2 tablespoon Fish sauce 1/4 tablespoon Sugar 1/3 tablespoon Garlic 10 g Red onion 10 g Chili 5 g
How to Choose Fresh Eel
You should prioritize choosing eels that are of moderate size and have two distinct color sections, with the belly being yellow and the back being black. Since they are mostly caught from canals and ponds, their meat will be more aromatic and firm.
In contrast, very small eels will not taste good, or eels that are too large (with black bellies) are often farmed, making their meat more likely to be mushy and less aromatic.
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How to Prepare Grilled Eel with Satay
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Clean the eel
Clean the eel by removing the slime, rubbing salt all over the eel, rinse with lemon juice, and finally wash thoroughly with water.
You can also place the eel in a pot of warm water, cover it for about 10 minutes to help reduce the slime.
Then use a knife to cut the eel into bite-sized pieces.
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Pound the ingredients
Clean the lemongrass, garlic, and shallots.
Put 2 stalks of lemongrass into the mortar, pound it, add 10g of garlic, 10g of shallots, 5g of chili, and continue to pound until finely crushed.
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Marinate the eel
Marinate the cleaned eel with the crushed lemongrass and chili mixture, adding 1/4 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 tablespoon of grilling sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of chili sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of red chili powder, 1/4 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/2 tablespoon of satay, 1/4 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1/3 tablespoon of sugar.
Mix well and marinate the eel for about 1 hour to let the flavors soak in.
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Grilling eel
Prepare red-hot charcoal, then place a clean grilling rack on top. After that, arrange the eel on top and grill until the eel is firm.
If you don’t have a charcoal grill, you can also grill the eel in an oven at 200 degrees Celsius for about 5 minutes, then take it out and brush the marinating sauce so the eel does not dry out, then grill for another 4 minutes.
Grill until the eel is evenly golden and emits a fragrant aroma.
Tip:
- Grill the eel when the charcoal is glowing red, the eel will be delicious; avoid grilling over firewood as it can be dusty and have an unpleasant smoky flavor.
- When grilling, remember to frequently turn the eel to prevent burning.
- Every 5 – 10 minutes, brush a little cooking oil on the eel to keep it from drying out.
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Final product
The grilled eel is tender, chewy, spicy, and fragrant with rich spices, making it a perfect choice for a weekend afternoon with the family. Enjoy it with a little sweet and sour fish sauce or chili salt, and it will be delightful, right?
Tips for successful execution
- Because eel is quite slimy, slippery, and has a distinctive fishy smell, you need to clean the eel thoroughly for the dish to be delicious.
- You should not grill the eel at too high a temperature, or grill it too long; the meat will dry out and lose its flavor.
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Grilled eel with satay is irresistibly easy to make, enjoy it with your family right away! Wishing you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel Feedy Delicious Food
