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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Striped Fish Serves 4
Striped fish 500 gr Caramel sauce 1/2 teaspoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices A little (salt/ monosodium glutamate/ sugar/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh striped catfish
- The freshest fish is still alive; you should choose those that swim vigorously, have clear eyes, pink gills, shiny scales, and skin without any strange color.
- Additionally, if you notice any abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming, or pale color, you should avoid purchasing them.
- The fish’s eyes should be clear, bright, not cloudy, and slightly bulging. Avoid choosing fish with sunken eyes and a cloudy film.
- The gills of the fish should be a bright red color, firmly attached to the fish, and not slimy. Avoid choosing fish with gray, loose gills that are slimy.
- The flesh of the fish should be firm, tightly connected, not loose, and have high elasticity. Note that fish with pale, flaky flesh that leaves a dent when pressed are spoiled or chemically treated.
- The mouth of the fish should be closed; when pressed, the body of the fish should have elasticity. Avoid choosing fish with open mouths that leave fingerprints when pressed.
- To ensure quality and hygiene safety, you should purchase fish from reputable quality places such as large food stores or supermarkets.
How to Cook Braised Fish with Pepper
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Prepare and Marinate the Fish
After buying the fish, to clean and reduce the fishy smell, you should rub the fish with salt, cut off the tail and fins, remove all the internal organs, then rinse with clean water and let it drain. To save time, you should ask the seller to clean the fish when purchasing!
Put the drained fish into a bowl, marinate with a mixture of seasonings including: 1 teaspoon of coloring sauce for braising fish, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1.5 teaspoons of sugar, and let it sit for about 10 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasonings.
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Fish Stew
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat it over medium heat, wait for the oil to get hot, then add the marinated fish, stir to sear the fish, then add 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and add a little water so that it just covers the fish.
Lower the heat and stew the fish for about 15 minutes until the sauce thickens, then add 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, you can also add a little chopped green onion for extra aroma if you like, season to taste, then turn off the heat, and serve the fish on a plate to enjoy.
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Final Product
The dish of fish stew with pepper is aromatic, with the sweet and fatty taste of striped fish, and the strong aroma of ground pepper. Taking a piece of fish to eat with hot rice is truly “a rice spender.” Wishing you a delicious meal!
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With just a little time and a few simple steps, you can have a delicious and flavorful braised fish with pepper that pairs excellently with rice to treat the whole family. Hurry into the kitchen and make it right away!
