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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Fish pancake – a rustic dish rich in the essence of Hue specialties with a crispy and fatty crust, and the fresh fish meat is tender and sweet. Especially, this pancake dish is also quite effective in improving your sleep. Let’s join TasteVN to the kitchen to check out the recipe!
Ingredients for Fish pancake – fish xeo pancake For 6 people
Fish 500 gr Ready-made pancake flour 250 gr Fresh vegetables 500 gr Sugar 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Garlic 5 cloves Chili 2 pieces Cooking oil A little
How to choose good fish
- Fish eyes: choose fish with bright eyes and clear black pupils. Conversely, if the fish’s eyes are cloudy, do not buy it because it indicates the fish is spoiled or has been frozen for a long time.
- Fish skin: prioritize fish with shiny skin, iridescent and slimy when washed. If the skin appears dull, does not shine in light, and has peeling scales, avoid purchasing.
- Fish gills and belly: Fresh fish will have a firm belly, and the gills should be dark pink or bright red. Spoiled fish will have pale colors, and the belly will be very easy to break when touched.
How to Prepare Kinh Fish Cake – Kinh Fish Pancake
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Prepare Kinh Fish
Remove the gills of the fish, do not discard the internal organs, then rinse thoroughly with water.
Tip:
- According to the belief of the people in Central Vietnam, cutting off the fins will make the fish smell fishier, so they usually keep the fins intact.
- The intestines of Kinh fish are very good for health, especially in helping you sleep better, so you should also keep this part to enjoy!
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Mix Kinh Cake Batter
Add 250gr of pre-mixed pancake flour and 150ml of water into a bowl, then stir well until the flour is completely dissolved, and the mixture reaches a moderate thickness.
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Fry Kinh Fish Cake
Place a pan on the stove, coat the pan evenly with a little cooking oil and heat it up.
When the oil is hot, add one Kinh fish and fry it lightly on both sides over medium heat.
Next, add a little batter and spread it evenly over the surface of the pan, cover, and cook the cake over low heat.
When the bottom side turns golden, flip the cake over and fry until the other side is golden, the edges are slightly burnt, and the fish meat smells like grilled fish, indicating it’s done.
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Making the dipping sauce
First, slice the chili and mince the peeled garlic.
Then, mix the fish sauce in the ratio: 2 tablespoons of hot water, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice.
After that, add the minced chili and garlic and stir until the sugar dissolves.
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Final product
Place the fried cakes on a plate, served with fresh herbs and sweet and sour fish sauce, or you can also enjoy it with shrimp paste, which is also very delicious.
The fish cakes have a crispy outer layer, tender and fresh fish, sweet and fragrant, while the fat and fish intestines have a slight bitterness that blends perfectly with the sweet and sour, spicy fish sauce, making it incredibly tasty.
Wishing you success in making the delicious and nutritious bánh khoái cá kình – bánh xèo cá kình! TasteVN is sure everyone will love it!
*Source for the recipe and images from the YouTube channel VTV Travel – Travel with VTV
