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Preparation
5 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Crispy fish scales are currently a fried dish that is trending right now, suitable for snacking or as a side dish with rice, both very appealing. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen right away to check out the recipe!
Ingredients for Crispy Fish Scales For 1 person
Common carp scales 100 gr Crispy flour 100 gr Cooking oil 100 ml
Where to buy crispy flour?
- Crispy flour is currently widely available in the market at various price points. When purchasing crispy flour, you should pay attention to the packaging to see if it is torn or still within the expiration date to ensure health safety.
- You can easily find crispy flour at supermarkets, grocery stores like TasteVN, or on e-commerce sites as well!
How to make Crispy Fish Scales
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the common carp scales thoroughly several times with water and let them drain.
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Coating fish scales with flour
Add 50g of crispy frying flour into a bowl, then add the fish scales and mix well to coat the scales evenly with flour.
Then add the remaining 50g of flour to ensure the fish scales are evenly covered, making them crispier when fried.
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Frying fish scales
Place a pan on the stove, wait about 5 – 7 minutes for the pan to heat up, then add 100ml of cooking oil to the pan. Wait another 7 – 10 minutes for the oil in the pan to heat up, then drop the coated fish scales into the oil and fry until the scales curl up and are golden brown on both sides, then remove and drain the oil.
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Final Product
The fried fish scales have a beautiful golden color, fragrant and crispy, very unique, served with spicy chili sauce is perfect. Fish scales are best eaten hot and crispy! Whether as a snack or served with white rice, this dish is extremely suitable.
Safe Types of Fish Scales
To choose safe fish scales for health, you should select scales from familiar and popular freshwater fish, large or medium scales such as carp, grass carp, red tilapia,… instead of choosing exotic fish species.
Through this article, TasteVN hopes that you have added a way to make crispy fish scales that are delicious and unique for snacking or eating with rice, both are very tasty. Wishing you success in your preparation!
