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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
45 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
No need to go far or visit expensive restaurants; you can enjoy the delicious and flavorful Da Nang fish cake noodle dish right at home. Join TasteVN in the kitchen and showcase your skills with this soup dish using an extremely simple recipe at home!
Ingredients for Da Nang Fish Cake Noodles For 4 people
Basa fish 1 fish Steamed fish cake 500 gr Fried fish cake 500 gr Pumpkin 500 gr Cabbage 200 gr Tomatoes 3 pieces Pineapple 1 fruit Accompanying herbs A little (basil/ perilla/ aromatic herbs/ cilantro) Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 6 tablespoons Garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning powder/ sugar/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh pumpkin
- Choose flat, slightly round, firm pumpkins.
- The pumpkin should have a dark brown color, slightly rough skin, but no black spots, scars, or signs of insect bites.
- Choose pumpkins with a stem length of 2 – 5cm, and when held, it feels hard, heavy, and solid.
- Avoid buying pumpkins that are bruised, feel light, or have an unusual smell as they may be spoiled or infested inside.
How to choose fresh tomatoes
- Choose tomatoes that are bright red, plump, with thin, shiny skin.
- Fresh tomatoes have bright green stems that are firmly attached to the fruit.
- When held, ripe tomatoes feel heavy, firm, and have a light pleasant aroma.
- Avoid buying tomatoes that are uneven in color or feel soft and mushy as they may not be fully ripe or may have wilted from being stored too long.
How to choose fresh cabbage
- Choose cabbages that are bright and shiny, with a round and even shape. The rounder the cabbage, the sweeter it will be.
- When held, the cabbage should feel hard, heavy, and solid, with a light characteristic aroma.
- Avoid buying cabbages that have blackish-brown spots, bruised leaves, or yellowing, and have a spoiled smell.
How to choose fresh and delicious catfish
- It is advisable to choose fish that are still alive and swimming actively for a tastier dish.
- The fish has a light brown back, and the belly is bulging out on both sides. The fins and tail of the fish are intact.
- The fish’s eyes are green, gills are bright red, with no signs of hemorrhage.
- When buying pre-prepared fish, observe that the fish has small muscle fibers, white color, and the fat is interspersed like grapefruit segments.
- The fish meat is firm, has high elasticity, and does not leave a dent after being pressed.
How to prepare Bun Cha Ca Da Nang
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Prepare the ingredients
Peel the pumpkin, wash it clean, and cut it into small square pieces. Wash the cabbage and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Wash the tomatoes and cut them into wedges. Peel the pineapple, remove the eyes, wash it clean, and cut it into small pieces.
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Stir-fry tomatoes
Place a pot on the stove with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add 1 tablespoon of minced garlic and fry until fragrant.
Next, add the tomatoes and stir-fry for about 5 minutes.
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Cook the broth
Add 2 liters of filtered water to the pot with stir-fried tomatoes, and bring to a boil over high heat. When the water boils, add the diced pumpkin and cabbage, and stir well.
Season with 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, stir well, and reduce the heat to low. When the water boils again, add the pineapple and stir well.
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Prepare the basa fish
Buy pre-prepared basa fish from the market, then scrub the fish clean with salt and a little lemon juice or vinegar for about 5 minutes, then rinse it clean with water, let it drain, and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
How to eliminate the fishy smell of basa fish- You can rub it with salt or rinse the fish with cold water mixed with a little alcohol or vinegar.
- Additionally, you can boil water, then gently pour it over the fish, and use a knife to scrape off the slime; this will help remove the slimy texture and the fishy smell.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate the fishy smell of fish
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Cook the fish
Add the fish to the pot with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of dried garlic powder, 100ml of filtered water, cover the pot, and cook the fish over medium heat for about 15 minutes.
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Completion
When the pumpkin and pineapple are cooked, add the steamed fish cakes and fried fish cakes, stir well, and bring the water to a boil again. Season the spices to taste and then turn off the heat.
Finally, you just need to fold the noodles into a bowl, add the basa fish, fish cakes, pumpkin, pineapple, and cabbage, then pour the broth over it, add a little of the braised fish sauce, and top with some herbs to enjoy!
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Final Product
The hot Bún chả cá Đà Nẵng dish with its distinctive aroma wafts through the air. The fish is tender and fatty but not mushy, while the fish cakes are chewy, blended with the sweet and rich broth, making it irresistible!
Join TasteVN in the kitchen to immediately make the delicious and flavorful Da Nang fish cake noodle soup with a very simple recipe. Wishing you success with this Da Nang specialty!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel VIETNAMESE IN FRANCE – LAN ORCHIDEE.
