Delicious Fried Snakehead Fish Sauce Recipe, Authentic Southern Flavor

How to Cook Fried Snakehead Fish Sauce

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  Prepare the Ingredients

  For the shallots and garlic, after purchasing, peel, wash, and slice them.

  For the spring onions, remove the old leaves and roots, wash them clean, then chop them finely.

  Peel or wash the ginger, then cut it into thin strips.

  Wash the chili and chop it finely.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Stir-frying pork fat

  After buying, wash the pork fat several times with water, drain, and cut into square pieces about 3 cm.

  Place a pan on the stove, add the pork fat, and stir-fry on high heat to render all the fat. After about 5 minutes, when the pork cracklings are dry and turn golden, turn off the heat, remove the cracklings, and pour the rendered fat into a bowl for later use.

  

  

  
• 3

  Frying snakehead fish sauce

  Reuse the pan used to render the fat, place the pan on the stove, and add 3 tablespoons of rendered fat to heat.

  Then add the prepared shallots, garlic, and ginger to sauté until fragrant.

  Next, add 1 snakehead fish to fry over medium heat, after 5 minutes, flip the fish.

  After briefly frying the fish, add 100ml of fresh coconut water, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the coconut water boils, then reduce the heat until the sauce thickens. Finally, add the pork cracklings and season to taste, then add chopped green onions, sliced chili, and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper to finish.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  Fried snakehead fish fermented fish has a fragrant aroma with the distinctive taste of fermented fish, and the green and red colors of onion and chili are very eye-catching. The flavor is rich, with a soft and salty-sweet fermented fish, served with white rice and some fresh vegetables is simply the best.