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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Caramelized tilapia with ginger soy sauce is a stew dish rich in flavor, rustic, and very suitable for Vietnamese taste. The fish meat is sweet and tender, with the fragrant smell of soy sauce and ginger. Let’s get into the kitchen to showcase this delicious and flavorful dish that is full of rural love!
Ingredients for Caramelized Tilapia with Ginger Soy Sauce For 5 people
Tilapia 2 kg Pork belly 400 gr Ginger 1 piece Lemongrass 4 stalks Chili 2 pieces Soy sauce 4 tablespoons
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh tilapia
- Choose whole fish, with clear, slightly bulging eyes, and tightly layered scales. Gently press on the fish body; if the flesh bounces back with elasticity, it is fresh and should be purchased.
- Check the gills; if they are cherry red, the fish is still fresh and has the smell of lakes and ponds.
How to choose delicious pork belly
- You should choose pieces of meat that have a bright pink color, are highly elastic, and when pressed with your hand, they do not leave a dent.
- Fresh meat will be firm, with uniform color, not slimy, and have no unpleasant odor.
- In addition, you should choose meat with a balanced ratio of lean meat and fat, with a thick outer layer of skin, fat approximately 1.5 – 2cm thick, and the lean meat tightly attached to the layer of fat, which will taste better when braised.
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Prepare tilapia
Clean the tilapia, trim the fins, scrape off the scales, remove all the internal organs, and to better eliminate the fishy smell, remember to clean the blood and the white membrane in the belly.
After cleaning, you can soak the fish in water mixed with 1 tablespoon of salt for 15 minutes, then remove and cut the tilapia into bite-sized pieces.
Tip: Besides using diluted salt water, soaking the fish in rice water for about 15 minutes can also help reduce the fishy smell.
See details: How to clean fish without fishy smell
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Prepare the other ingredients
Wash the galangal, divide it into 2 equal parts: 1 part sliced thinly and 1 part minced.
Wash the lemongrass, chop the top part, and use the leftover tail to line the pot when stewing fish.
Wash the chili, remove the seeds, and cut into small pieces.
Wash the pork belly, drain, and cut into pieces about 1/2 finger thick for easy eating.
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Marinate the fish
Put the tilapia, minced galangal, minced lemongrass, and chili into a large bowl to marinate.
Add seasonings including: 4 tablespoons of fermented soybean sauce, 2 teaspoons of monosodium glutamate. Marinate the fish for about 15 minutes to absorb the flavors.
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Layer and stew the fish
Layer the lemongrass tails and the sliced galangal at the bottom of the pot, then gradually place each piece of fish in, taking care to place them neatly to ensure even cooking and a nice appearance.
Next, place the pork belly on top and add enough water to just cover the fish.
Stew over medium heat for about 1.5 hours, after the water boils, season to taste. When the water reduces, turn off the heat and sprinkle some pepper on top.
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Final Product
Thus, the delicious and flavorful braised tilapia with ginger soy sauce is complete. Braised tilapia with fermented soy sauce has a distinctive salty taste, and the fragrant smell of ginger is unmistakable, perfect to enjoy with hot rice.
Wishing you a tasty meal!
So the dish braised tilapia with fermented rice and galangal has been guided, the recipe is quite simple but the flavor of the dish is rich and goes well with rice. This dish is best enjoyed on cold rainy days. Wishing you success!
*Refer to the images and recipes from the YouTube channel Delicious Dishes Every Day.
