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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Snakehead fish is very delicious and is used to make fish cakes or cook soup. Today, TasteVN will show you how to make delicious and chewy snakehead fish cakes with a simple recipe that you can do at home. Let’s get cooking right away to make this fried dish!
Ingredients for Fried Snakehead Fish Cakes For 3 people
Snakehead fish 350 gr Minced garlic 2 cloves Minced shallots 2 bulbs Cooking oil 150 ml Common seasonings a little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
How to choose fresh and delicious snakehead fish
- You can buy pre-filleted and minced snakehead fish to save time or buy whole fish to fillet at home to ensure food safety and freshness for the dish!
- Fresh and delicious snakehead fish usually has a white color interspersed with pale pink, occasionally with red blood spots. When filleted, the fish should look shiny, not discolored or pale.
- You should choose fish with clear eyes, a large, fat, and firm body.
- Do not buy fish that have mushy flesh or slimy secretions as they are stale fish.
See details: How to choose fresh snakehead fish
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How to make Fried Snakehead Fish Cake
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Marinate the fish
Put the snakehead fish in the mortar, add 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 2 minced shallots, and 3 minced garlic cloves. Mix well to absorb the spices.
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Pound and knead the fish
Continue using the pestle to pound the fish so that the spices blend together and help the fish become firmer. To achieve a firmer texture, it’s best to pound evenly for about 15 minutes until you lift the pestle and feel the fish is sticky, chewy, and heavy in your hands.
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Frying Fish
Heat the pan and add 150ml of cooking oil until it bubbles, take each small piece of fish, roll it into a ball, and then flatten it to about 1/2 finger thickness. Fry until golden brown on both sides, about 5 – 7 minutes per side.
Tip: To ensure the fish cake is evenly cooked and has a chewy texture, the amount of oil used for frying should just cover the fish!
Depending on the size of the pan, you should only fry 2 – 3 small pieces of fish at a time because after about 5 minutes of frying, the fish will puff up significantly.
Place the fried fish cakes on paper towels to absorb excess oil, and you’re done!
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Final Product
Thus, the simple fried fish cake dish is complete. The fish cake is chewy, hot, and fragrant with the smell of scallions and well-seasoned spices. You can dip it with ketchup, chili sauce along with white rice for a delicious meal.
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So with just a few simple steps, you can have the dish fried fish cake that is chewy and delicious. Let’s cook with TasteVN right away!
*Image and recipe source shared from Facebook: Nguyễn Tám.
