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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Stewed Snakehead Fish with Pepper For 3 people
Snakehead fish 200 gr Shallots 2 bulbs Garlic 1 bulb Chili 3 pieces Spring onions 2 stalks Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Snakehead Fish
- Snakehead fish, also known as young snakehead fish, is a type of fish that is only the size of a finger joint, living in freshwater environments. Their bones are small and very soft, so they can be eaten whole, making them very popular.
- Fresh snakehead fish will have firm meat that sticks tightly together and has high elasticity.
- Do not buy fish that have a strange smell, scales that are easily peeled, dull, discolored, and unevenly arranged. This indicates that the fish is spoiled, which will affect the quality of the dish.
How to prepare Braised Snakehead Fish with Pepper
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Prepare the snakehead fish
Buy the snakehead fish and rinse it briefly with water, then soak it in salt water for about 10 minutes. After that, rinse it thoroughly with water.
How to clean snakehead fish properly, without a fishy smell
- Use salt to rub the surface of the fish skin to remove slime and reduce the fishy smell.
- Alternatively, wash the fish with fresh lemon or vinegar to completely eliminate the fishy smell.
- Or you can also soak the fish in rice washing water for about 10 minutes, which is also an effective way to reduce the fishy smell.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate fishy smells
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Prepare other ingredients
Shallots and garlic are bought and peeled, washed clean, then minced. Remove the stems from the chili peppers and wash them clean.
Green onions have their roots cut off and washed clean. Divide them into 2 parts: roots and leaves, crush and mince the root part, and chop the leaves into small pieces.
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Sautéing garlic
Put a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and sauté the chopped green onion, garlic, and shallots until fragrant.
Once the garlic and onion mixture is fragrant, add in 3 tablespoons of fish sauce and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar. Lower the heat and stir until the sugar dissolves, and when the fish sauce boils, add in 1/2 teaspoon of MSG.
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Cooking fish
Add the fish to the pot and cook on high heat until it boils, then lower the heat. Add chili and cover for about 3 minutes.
After that, uncover and continue to cook for another 15 minutes, then turn off the heat.
Sprinkle ground pepper and chopped green onion into the pot for a more appealing dish.
Tip: You should use a clay pot for cooking as it will make the fish much tastier and richer in flavor!
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Final Product
The braised snakehead fish with pepper has a beautiful reddish-brown color, enhanced by the red of the chili and the green of the scallions, making the dish even more eye-catching.
When enjoying it, you will experience the delicious sweetness of the fish, seasoned very richly and appealingly. Combined with the aroma from the onions and garlic, it is incredibly stimulating to the taste buds. You will definitely love this dish!
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So you have learned the recipe for the extremely delicious braised snakehead fish with pepper, full of appeal and very good with rice. TasteVN wishes you success in making this dish!
