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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Tilapia is a type of fish that contains quite a lot of nutrients beneficial for consumers and can be prepared into many delicious and attractive dishes. Therefore, today TasteVN will bring you a super appealing recipe for crispy fried tilapia that not everyone knows. Let’s cook this fried dish right away!
Ingredients for Crispy Fried Tilapia For 4 people
Tilapia 1 kg Rice paper 300 gr Fresh vermicelli 100 gr Lettuce 1 head Cucumber 2 fruits Pineapple 1 fruit Carrot 1 root Green banana 2 fruits Accompanying herbs a little (perilla/ mint/ cilantro) Spring onion 100 gr Peanuts 100 gr Garlic 1 bulb Chili 1 fruit Lime 1/2 fruit Fish sauce 200 ml Cooking oil 10 tablespoons Sugar/ salt a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose tilapia correctly
- You should choose tilapia that has clear and slightly bulging eyes, gills that are pinkish-red, shiny scales, and tightly layered like roof tiles.
- Fresh and standard tilapia will have an intact body, plump, large, and smooth, with scales firmly attached to its body. The flesh will be firm and springy when pressed, and the skin should not have unusual colors.
- Avoid choosing tilapia that shows abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming, or pale color as these may indicate the fish is no longer fresh, and it will not taste good when eaten.
How to choose fresh and safe green onions
- You should select green onion stalks of moderate size, with intact roots, dark green leaves, not too large, and free from bruises or damage.
- Avoid choosing overly small stalks, yellow leaves, wilted, or damaged bulbs as they may have been stored too long, and will not taste good when eaten.
Tools needed
How to Make Crispy Tilapia
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Prepare the Ingredients
To remove the fishy smell of tilapia, mix 1 tablespoon of salt and 1/2 lemon into a basin, then rub this salt-lemon mixture over the fish surfaces, rinse thoroughly with water, and make diagonal cuts along the fish.
Tips for Easily Removing the Fishy Smell of Tilapia- Method 1: After cleaning the fish, soak it in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes, then rinse it again and let it drain.
- Method 2: You can also mix a few drops of vinegar or white wine into water, soak the fish for about 5 minutes, then rinse it thoroughly with water.
- Method 3: Crush 1 piece of ginger and put it in water, then soak the fish in the mixture for about 5 minutes.
See more: Tips for Easily Removing the Fishy Smell of Tilapia
Various types of herbs, lettuce should have the wilted leaves removed, soaked in diluted salt water and drained.
Carrots, pineapple, green bananas, and cucumbers should be peeled, rinsed briefly, drained, and cut into thin strands about 3 finger lengths long; set aside a little pineapple to finely chop and make dipping sauce.
Green onions should have the roots trimmed, washed clean with water, drained, and finely chopped.
Fresh rice noodles should be blanched in hot water for about 2 – 3 minutes, then removed and drained in a colander.
Garlic should be peeled, rinsed briefly with water, and finely chopped with chili.
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Making scallion oil and roasting peanuts
To make scallion oil, add 5 tablespoons of cooking oil to a pan over medium heat, place the pan on the stove and cook the oil until hot for about 2 minutes, then remove and pour it into a bowl of finely chopped scallions.
Put the peanuts in an air fryer and fry at 160 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. Then take them out, remove the outer shell, and crush them.
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Making fish sauce
Place a pot on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over medium heat, wait for the oil to heat up and then sauté the minced garlic until golden.
Next, add 200ml of fish sauce, the minced pineapple, and 1 tablespoon of sugar to the pot, stir well until the sauce simmers lightly and thickens slightly.
Taste and adjust seasoning to suit your family’s preferences, then turn off the heat, transfer the fish sauce to a bowl, and add some minced chili on top.
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Fry the fish
Place a pan on the stove, add 4 tablespoons of cooking oil over medium heat, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the fish and fry for about 20 minutes until the fish is golden and crispy on all sides.
Then place the fish on a plate, drizzle with scallion oil and crushed peanuts on top of the fish, and it is ready to eat!
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Final product
Place the crispy tilapia along with noodles and vegetables on a platter. Use rice paper to roll with a piece of crispy fish, fresh noodles, and various greens, then dip in the fish sauce, it is said to be incredibly delicious, perfect for days when you are tired of eating rice.
Get into the kitchen right now to make this wonderful dish for your family to enjoy!
With the steps to make the crispy fried tilapia dish mentioned above, TasteVN hopes you will succeed right from the first attempt! This dish is very suitable for you to cook for your family to enjoy on weekends when you want to change the taste. Wishing you a delicious meal!
