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Preparation
35 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Bamboo shoot braised carp is a braised dish that is rustic, combining fatty, chewy carp with crispy bamboo shoots, bringing an incredibly delightful feeling, each piece of delicious fish will surely make family meals more appealing. Today, let’s show off our skills in the kitchen by making this dish right away!
Ingredients for Bamboo Shoot Braised Carp Serves 4
Carp 500 gr Ginger root 100 gr Fresh bamboo shoots 400 gr Chili 3 pieces Fish sauce 5 tablespoons Seasoning powder 1/2 tablespoon Common spices a little (sugar/ MSG/ salt/ ground pepper)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Fresh Carp
- Fresh carp usually has shiny scales that are tightly attached to the fish body.
- Choose fish with clear, slightly bulging eyes and no yellowish slime.
- Avoid buying fish with mushy flesh, lacking good elasticity, and having an unpleasant smell.
How to choose fresh and delicious bamboo shoots
- You should choose bamboo shoots that are light yellow-brown in color, with a smooth surface and many small veins.
- Fresh and delicious bamboo shoots often have a very characteristic fragrant smell, so choose shoots that you can smell this fragrance!
- Do not buy bamboo shoots that are too white or too yellow as they may have been soaked in chemicals.
How to prepare braised carp with bamboo shoots
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Prepare the carp
When you buy carp, wash it really well. To eliminate its fishy smell, scale it clean, rub salt all over its body, let it sit for about 5 minutes, then rinse it with water.
How to prepare carp without a fishy smell
- In addition to the above method, you can soak the fish in fresh milk for about 5 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Or you can eliminate the fishy smell of carp by applying lemon juice evenly on the fish flesh and then rinsing it really well with water.
- Finally, use rice washing water to get rid of the fishy smell of the carp.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate fishy smell
Next, cut into pieces about 1.5 finger lengths thick, setting aside the head and tail of the fish to prepare for other dishes.
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Prepare the remaining ingredients
You should boil the bamboo shoot about 4 – 5 times, rinsing it with cold water each time. After the bamboo shoot is cooked and all toxins are removed, you can slice it diagonally.
How to reduce bitterness and toxicity in bamboo shoots
- To reduce the toxins in bamboo shoots, you should boil them multiple times until they become soft and less bitter before cooking.
- Alternatively, you can boil the bamboo shoots for 2 – 3 times and then soak them in rice water for 2 days.
- Soak the bamboo shoots in lime water until the lime water becomes clear and no longer cloudy.
See details: How to boil fresh bamboo shoots without bitterness, quickly removing all toxins, incredibly delicious
Wash the galangal thoroughly and then slice it thinly.
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Prepare the pot for braising fish
Next, you place the galangal at the bottom of the pot, put the bamboo shoots on top, and then arrange the carp in the pot. Finally, cover with a layer of fresh bamboo shoots on top.
Caramelizing
Place a pan on the stove, add about 100g of sugar, and adjust the heat to very low. Next, use chopsticks to stir well so that the sugar does not burn.
After cooking for about 5 minutes, the caramel will gradually change to a beautiful brown color, then turn off the heat and let it cool!
Marinating the fish
Add 5 tablespoons of fish sauce to the pot for braising fish, add 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1 tablespoon of monosodium glutamate, and 6 tablespoons of caramel.
Place 4 whole chili peppers on top and sprinkle a little pepper to make the braised fish more fragrant!
Stew fish
Place a pot on the stove, adjust to a low simmer and stew for about 1 hour, until the fish is tender, then turn off the heat. Serve the fish on a plate and enjoy!
Final product
Carp stew with bamboo shoots has a delicious aroma, the fatty and tender carp blends with the crispy, slightly bitter fresh bamboo shoots, making it so flavorful that you’ll want to eat it all the time. This stewed dish is perfect to enjoy with hot rice, tasty and nutritious.
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With the detailed instructions above, you will surely succeed in making the braised carp with bamboo shoots that is fragrant, flavorful, and perfect for treating your beloved family on the weekend. Be quick to save the recipe and showcase your skills right away!
