Among the delicious dishes made from eel, one cannot miss the tasty and fatty eel wrapped in meat. TasteVN will reveal the recipe for making eel wrapped in meat for you. Let’s get cooking with 2 recipes right away for braised dishes and steamed dishes that are rich, attractive, and super appetizing!
1. Braised eel wrapped in meat
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Preparation
50 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Braised Eel Wrapped in Meat For 4 people
Eel 400 gr Minced meat 300 gr Mayonnaise 5 tablespoons Green onions 5 stalks Minced garlic 4 teaspoons Minced shallots 4 teaspoons Chili 2 fruits Minced galangal 1 teaspoon Sliced ginger 1 tablespoon Minced ginger 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon Vinegar 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 teaspoons Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder/ ground pepper)
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How to Prepare Eel Wrapped in Braised Meat
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Prepare the eel
After purchasing the eel, clean off the slime, remove all the internal organs, then wash it thoroughly, cut off the head and tail, and then cut it into pieces about the length of two finger joints.
How to clean the eel to reduce fishy smell and slime:
- You can use kitchen ash to cover the eel’s body and scrape off the ash to effectively clean the slime off the eel.
- Rub the eel with salt, then rinse several times along the eel’s backbone with lemon juice, which also helps to clean the slime.
- To clean the eel’s intestines, soak the eel in rice water for about half a day, and the intestines will be clean and odorless.
Use a knife to fillet the eel by removing the backbone to get the eel fillets.
Place the eel meat into a bowl, then add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 tablespoon of vinegar. Massage it thoroughly for about 3 minutes, then rinse it with clean water.
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Marinating the meat and eel
The cleaned eel, with bones removed, is marinated with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of minced shallots, 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic, and 1 teaspoon of minced ginger. Mix the eel thoroughly to absorb the spices. After about 2 minutes, add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder and mix well.
For the minced meat, you will marinate it with 1 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of minced shallots, and 1/2 teaspoon of minced garlic, then mix evenly. Finally, add a little ground pepper and continue to mix.
Both the eel and the meat should be marinated for about 15 – 20 minutes to fully absorb the spices.
While marinating the eel and meat, place a stove with a pan, add about 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat the oil until it boils, and then add 3 teaspoons of minced garlic. Fry the garlic until golden and fragrant, then turn off the heat and set aside.
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Eel Roll
To prepare the eel roll, cut all the leaves from 5 stalks of green onions and blanch them in boiling water for about 1 minute to make the leaves wilt and become more elastic. The root parts of the green onions will be used later.
To assemble, place one piece of eel on one leaf of green onion, making sure to lay the green onion leaf along the spine of the eel, with the eel’s skin side down.
On top of the piece of eel, add 1 teaspoon of minced meat and roll it up. Use the prepared green onion leaves to wrap around the piece of eel and tie tightly to secure the meat.
Repeat the process until all the eel is used up.
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Making the Sauce
Add 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise sauce to the prepared sautéed garlic, mixing it in to create garlic mayonnaise sauce.
In a pan or clay pot, add 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise sauce and bring to a boil, then add 2 teaspoons of minced shallots, 1 tablespoon of sliced ginger, 2 chili peppers, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic. Sauté the ingredients until fragrant.
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Braised eel
After adding fragrant mayonnaise sauce, add the eel and pan-fry for about 5 minutes until the eel is firm, then add 1 bowl (rice bowl) of hot water, making sure the water just covers the surface of the eel.
After braising for about 5 minutes, turn it over and season with 1 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of sugar, and if the color of the eel is not appealing, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Adjust the seasoning to taste.
Continue braising for another 5 minutes and add all the prepared mayonnaise sauce with fried garlic, stir well for the sauce to dissolve quickly.
When the sauce thickens, add all the chopped green onions, stir briefly to cook the onions, turn off the heat, and enjoy.
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Final product
So we have a delicious and attractive dish of braised eel wrapped with meat. The eel is fragrant and sweet, combined with the rich sauce, seasoned to taste, and the minced meat combined with the eel is very unique and appealing.
2. Steamed eel with meat rolls (recipe shared by a user)
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Preparation
40 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Steamed eel with meat rolls (recipe shared by a user) Serves 2
Eel 200 gr Minced meat 100 gr (fresh pork sausage) Rice vermicelli 10 gr Wood ear mushrooms 50 gr Carrot 30 gr Green onions 5 stalks Minced shallots 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 1/2 teaspoon Vinegar 1 teaspoon Common spices a little (Salt/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
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How to prepare Steamed Eel Wrapped in Meat (recipe shared by users)
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the eel, wash it thoroughly with water mixed with a little salt and 1 spoon of vinegar to reduce the fishy smell. Next, cut each eel into 3 pieces about 8cm long.
Marinate the prepared eel with 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder. Rub the spices evenly on the eel and let it marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the flavors and remove the fishiness.
For the wood ear mushrooms, carrots, and rice noodles, wash them thoroughly and chop them finely.
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Mix the meat filling
Mix the chopped carrots, wood ear mushrooms, and rice noodles with 100g of minced meat. Then marinate with 1 spoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of oyster sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, mixing the ingredients well and letting them marinate for 15 minutes.
Next, bring a pot of water to a boil and blanch the scallions for 30 seconds, then turn off the stove and remove the scallions to cool.
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Roll the eel
You roll the meat filling mixture into the marinated eel piece. Then, use chives to tie it up to secure it.
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Final Product
So with these simple steps, you’ve got a delicious dish of steamed eel wrapped in meat.
The eel meat is chewy and tender, combined with minced meat, wood ear mushrooms, carrots, and rice vermicelli, all seasoned just right, making it an irresistible delicacy.
How to Choose Good Minced Meat
- You should choose lean shoulder minced or meat that has a good balance of lean and fat to make the dish tastier and less greasy.
- When buying meat, pay attention to choose pieces that are dry, not slimy, and when pressing with your finger, it should create a dent but not leave a mark when you lift your finger.
- Fresh pork will have a dry membrane on the outside, and the surface of the cut should be firm to the touch without feeling sticky, with even fibers and a solid piece.
- If you see the meat is dark red or blackish, you should not buy it as it may be pork raised with lean meat additives. You should also avoid meat that is pale green, dark bruised, or has red skin.
- You should buy minced meat at convenience stores or reputable places like TasteVN.
How to choose fresh and delicious eel
- You should choose eels that are of moderate size, about the size of your thumb, with a yellow belly, black back, long tail, and still alive.
- To buy fresh and delicious eels, you should select those with a smooth and shiny body, with a lot of mucus on their skin.
- Avoid choosing eels that are large and have a black belly because they are usually farmed eels, which means the meat will be mushy and not fragrant.
The above is a detailed guide on 2 how to make eel wrapped in meat that is delicious, rich, simple, and loved by everyone. TasteVN hopes this article will be helpful for your kitchen. Wishing you success in your cooking!
