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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
The strong aroma of green pepper, sweet and crispy eel, and the rich sauce all create the extremely enticing dish of crispy fried eel with green pepper sauce. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to make this delicious fried dish!
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Eel with Green Pepper Sauce For 2 people
Eel 300 gr Coconut water 100 ml Crispy flour 1 packet Corn starch 1 teaspoon (diluted with 50ml water) Green pepper 1 tablespoon Minced garlic 1 tablespoon Minced shallots 1 tablespoon Minced lemongrass 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 300 ml Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Oyster sauce 4 tablespoons Chili sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar 1 tablespoon Vinegar 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh and delicious eel
- When buying eel, choose those that are still alive and of moderate size. Eels have two distinct colors: a black back and a yellow belly, which indicates they are wild eels from rivers and streams,… their meat will be firmer and tastier than farmed eels.
- If you cannot buy wild eels, you can buy farmed eels with a black belly; choose larger ones as they will be tastier.
How to prepare Crispy Eel with Green Pepper Sauce
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Prepare the eel
Buy eels and remove the slime, gut them and wash thoroughly with diluted salt water. Cut the eel into pieces about 2 finger lengths long.
How to clean eel, remove the fishy smell
Method 1: Put the eel in a plastic bag with coarse salt, massage well for about 2 minutes, then remove all the slime and wash with lemon juice. Next, rinse thoroughly with clean water and let it drain.
Method 2: Use lemon juice or rice washing water to remove the slime from the eel, when you feel the eel is clean, gut it, remove the entrails, and wash again with diluted salt water.
Method 3: If you have kitchen ash, rub it on the eel and wipe off the slime several times with the ash. Finally, rinse with clean water.
Method 4: Put the eel in the freezer for about 2 hours, when ready to cook, take it out and soak in cold water, then use a mesh cloth to gently wipe the surface of the eel several times to remove the slime.
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Marinate the eel
Mix the eel with 1 tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 tablespoon of minced shallots, and 1 tablespoon of minced lemongrass. Marinate for about 15 minutes.
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Breading and frying eel
After marinating, take the eel out and roll it in dry batter.
Add about 300ml of oil to the pan, place the pan on the stove to heat the oil until it boils, then add the eel and fry over medium heat, turning the eel occasionally to ensure it cooks evenly.
Fry until the eel is crispy, then remove it and let it drain in a basket.
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Making the sauce
Place another pan on the stove, turn on medium heat, add 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 4 tablespoons of oyster sauce, 2 tablespoons of chili sauce, 10g of cornstarch mixed with 50ml of water, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vinegar, 1 tablespoon of green pepper, and 100ml of coconut water, stirring until the mixture thickens.
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Completion
Arrange the crispy fried eel on a plate, drizzle the green pepper sauce evenly over it, sprinkle with sliced chili, and place some mint leaves and cherry tomatoes on the side to enhance the flavor and make the dish more visually appealing.
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Final Product
Crispy fried eel, tender and sweet meat blended with rich sauce, sweet and sour flavor along with the strong aroma of green pepper, all create an attractive and unique dish suitable for family meals or as a snack.
Make crispy eel with green pepper sauce for the family today, wish you success!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: Feedy Delicious Food
