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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Caramelized silver pomfret (pineapple) is a braised dish that is delicious, flavorful, and highly addictive, loved by many from the first taste. Let’s cook with TasteVN to explore how to make flavorful caramelized silver pomfret to treat the whole family.
Ingredients for Caramelized Silver Pomfret (pineapple) For 2 people
Silver pomfret 400 grams Pineapple 1/4 fruit (pineapple) Garlic 5 cloves Shallots 2 bulbs Chili 2 fruits Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Common spices A little (sugar/salt/MSG)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh silver pomfret
- When choosing fresh silver pomfret, you should select those that swim vigorously, have clear bright eyes, and pink gills. When touched, the fish should feel firm, resilient, with shiny scales and no unusual color on the belly.
- Avoid buying fish that swim weakly, have pale skin or bloated bodies, cloudy eyes, or strange smells as they may be spoiled.
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapple
- Choose pineapples that have a uniform yellow color, possibly with a few green spots, large eyes, and a moderate sweet aroma, not too strong.
- When holding it, if the skin of the pineapple feels slightly wrinkled and has a moderate softness, it means the pineapples are ripe enough, very suitable for cooking dishes.
- Avoid choosing pineapples that are dark brown, have a strong smell, or are dented when touched, as these are overripe and may have fermented, losing their taste.
How to prepare Braised Catfish with Pineapple
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Prepare the ingredients
For garlic and shallots, peel off the outer skin, rinse with water, and chop finely.
For chili, remove the stem, wash clean, and chop finely.
For the pineapple, peel off the outer skin and cut out the eyes. Then cut the pineapple lengthwise into quarters, remove the core, wash clean, and cut into bite-sized pieces.
Tip: To save preparation time, you can ask the seller to peel the pineapple for you when you buy it.
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Prepare and Marinate Catfish
For live catfish, you should ask the seller to prepare the fish to save time on processing. When you bring it home, you just need to rinse it with water and place it in a draining basket to let it dry before placing it in a bowl for marinating.
You marinate the fish with a mixture of ingredients including: 1/2 part minced garlic and shallots, all of the minced chili, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate.
You add these ingredients to the bowl, mix well with the fish, and marinate the fish for about 15 minutes to allow the flavors to penetrate.
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Stew Catfish with Pineapple
First, you caramelize the sugar to stew the fish. You place a pot on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. Wait until the oil is hot, then add 1 tablespoon of sugar and stir until the sugar turns a brown color.
At this point, you add the remaining minced shallots and garlic to sauté until fragrant, then add the diced pineapple and stir together for 2 – 3 minutes.
Next, you add the marinated catfish to the pot, turning both sides of the fish to sear them, then pour in a little water until the fish is submerged.
You stew on low heat until the fish is tender and absorbs the flavors evenly. When you notice the fish sauce is slightly thickened, taste and adjust the seasoning to your family’s preference, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The braised fish with pineapple when completed has a very appealing fragrant smell. The fish is tender and fatty combined with the characteristic sweet and sour taste of pineapple, served with hot rice makes it extremely delicious.
The above is a detailed guide on how to cook fragrant catfish extremely simple yet delicious, very suitable for family meals. Let’s get into the kitchen and show off your skills to treat the whole family right away. Wish you success!
