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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
There are many ways to prepare dishes from eel such as stir-frying, grilling, making hot pot, etc. Today, TasteVN will guide you to make eel braised with green bananas, a braised dish that is delicious and nutritious for the whole family. Follow the article and get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Eel Braised with Green Bananas For 2 people
Eel 2 pieces Green ripe bananas 2 pieces Vietnamese perilla 1 sprig Betel leaves 6 leaves Turmeric 1 root Chopped shallots 1 tablespoon Chopped garlic 1 tablespoon Lemons 2 fruits Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt a little Common seasoning a little (salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate)
Implementation Tools
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose fresh, clean, and sweet eel
- Prioritize selecting eels that are of moderate size and have two distinct color parts, with a yellow belly and a black back. Since they are mostly caught from canals and ponds, their meat will be more fragrant and firm.
- In contrast, very small eels will not taste good, and very large ones (with a black belly) are mostly farmed eels, which makes their meat tend to be mushy and not fragrant.
How to choose fresh green bananas
- When buying bananas to cook with eel, choose ripe fragrant bananas, dwarf bananas, or bomb bananas; do not use other types of bananas as they will have a bitter taste when cooked.
- Fresh, ripe fragrant green bananas have a uniformly green skin, long, firm fruit, with sap flowing from the stem, indicating freshly harvested bananas.
- Do not buy bananas that are soft, dull in color, or have turned yellow as they are ripe and cannot be cooked.
How to prepare Eel with Green Banana
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Prepare the eel
After buying the eel, put it in a pot, pour boiling water over it, cover the pot for about 30 seconds, then take the eel out and rub off all the slime. Rinse the eel with water, then use scissors to cut off the head, slit the belly, and remove the internal organs.
Next, use a mixture of the juice from 1 lemon and salt to rub all over the eel, rinse the eel again, then cut into pieces about 2 finger lengths, and let drain.
Ways to clean the eel and eliminate the fishy smell:- Method 1: Use kitchen ash to rub on the eel, use your hands to rub off the slime, then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Use lemon juice or vinegar to massage the eel, let it sit for 3 minutes, then rub off the slime and rinse with water.
- Method 3: Pour boiling water over the eel and soak for about 1 minute, then rub off the slime and rinse with water until clean.
See details: Tips for cleaning eel effectively and eliminating the fishy smell
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the turmeric, wash it clean, and then crush it.
Tip: To prevent turmeric from sticking to utensils, you should wear gloves while peeling, then put it in a plastic bag and use a pestle to crush it.Prepare a basin of diluted salt water, adding the juice from one remaining lemon. To prevent bananas from browning, rinse the bananas with clean water, peel them, cut them into bite-sized pieces, and immediately place them in the lemon salt water basin.
Soak the bananas for about 15 minutes, then take them out and rinse them again, after which place them in a pot of boiling water briefly, then transfer them to a basin of cold water. Once the bananas have cooled down, drain them in a colander.
Wash the Vietnamese balm and pepper leaf twice in water, cut them into small pieces, and let them drain.
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Make green banana eel stew
Place a pot on the stove, heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, then add minced onion, garlic, and crushed turmeric to sauté until fragrant. Next, add the eel and stir-fry until it’s firm, then add 300ml of water, stir well, and bring to a boil.
Next, add the bananas and season the pot with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and stir well to dissolve the seasonings.
Cook for another 5 minutes, then use a fork to mash 1/3 of the bananas in the pot until they break down. Cook a little longer until the liquid thickens, then adjust the seasoning to taste and turn off the heat.
Scoop the green banana eel stew into a bowl, add the Vietnamese balm and pepper leaf, mix well, and it is ready to enjoy.
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Final Product
The dish of eel with green bananas has a chewy, sweet eel, soft and starchy green bananas, and the fragrant scent of perilla and wild betel leaves, all blended in a thick, rich sauce that is incredibly appealing.
Additionally, you can cook the eel with green bananas over low heat while dipping perilla and wild betel leaves like a hot pot, served with bread, rice, or fresh noodles, all of which are delicious.
So you have the recipe for braised green eel with banana that is delicious and nutritious. This appealing dish will surely satisfy the members of your family. Wishing you success!
