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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
25 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The braised dishes are always a flavorful and attractive meal familiar to Vietnamese families. Today, let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen to discover the secret to making braised fish with pepper that goes perfectly with rice, using a super simple and quick method for the whole family to enjoy!
Ingredients for Braised Fish Serves 4 people
Fish 400 gr Garlic 4 cloves Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common seasoning a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh and delicious fish
- To select fresh and delicious fish, you should choose those with clear and bright eyes, intact shiny scales, and bright pink gills.
- You should buy fish that feel firm to the touch, hold well in your hand, and have tightly closed mouths.
- Avoid choosing fish with cloudy eyes, bloated bellies, easily flaking scales, unpleasant odors, and slimy surfaces.
How to cook Braised Snakehead Fish with Pepper
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Prepare the ingredients
To save time on preparation, when buying snakehead fish, you should ask the seller to cut off the head, clean the fish, and scale it.
To eliminate the fishy smell of snakehead fish, rub salt inside and outside the fish, then rinse about 2 – 3 times with clean water and let it drain.
Peel the garlic and finely chop it.
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Braised fish
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add 2 teaspoons of sugar and stir well for about 5 minutes over low heat until the sugar dissolves and turns a beautiful amber color.
Next, add 4 cloves of minced garlic and stir well, then add all 400g of prepared snakehead fish into the pot, and add 3 tablespoons of water to braise on low heat.
Add the seasonings to the pot including 2.5 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Pour an additional 150ml of water until it just covers the fish, then braise the fish on low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes until the fish is cooked and the braising liquid thickens, then turn off the heat.
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Completion
The braised fish is cooked and fragrant, releasing a smoky aroma. You serve it on a plate and can enjoy the dish with your family.
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Final product
The braised fish with pepper has an eye-catching golden-brown color, firm fish meat soaked in rich spices mixed with a mild spiciness of ground pepper, making it incredibly appetizing. Taking a piece of braised fish to eat with hot white rice will surely delight you!
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I hope that the recipe that TasteVN has just shared will be a good suggestion for you to change the flavor for your family meal with this flavorful pepper fish dish! Wishing you success!
