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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
If you are looking for a recipe to make delicious dried fish dishes, check out the dried fish below. With dried fish, it can be used for fried dishes or grilled dishes and both are tasty. Let’s get into the kitchen with TasteVN to showcase your cooking skills!
Ingredients for Dried Fish For 4 people
Fish 3 kg Lemon 1 piece Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Coarse salt 75 gr MSG 1 tablespoon
How to choose fresh and delicious fish
- To choose fresh and delicious fish, you should select based on the external color of the fish. The fish should have a light yellow color, clear and bright, with shiny and slightly sparkling skin.
- When you touch the fish, it should feel dry and not wet your hands, but the fish itself should be full and firm.
- Do not buy fish that are dark in color, or have skin that is not shiny and has scratches on the outside.
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How to Make Dried Fish
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Prepare the Fish
To clean and eliminate the fishy smell, scrape off the scales, remove the innards, squeeze 1 lemon and rub it on the fish, then rinse with clean water to remove the fishy smell.
Ways to Remove the Fishy Smell from Dried Fish:
- Method 1: Soak in rice water for about 7 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Soak in crushed ginger water for about 7 minutes, then rinse with water.
- Method 3: Use vinegar or white alcohol to wash the fish and rinse with clean water.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell from fish.
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Marinate the Fish
Take a basin of water, add 75g of coarse salt into the basin, stir until the salt dissolves for about 5 minutes, then add 1 tablespoon of MSG.
Then, put the fish into the basin, marinate for about 1 to 2 hours. After that, place the fish in the refrigerator for about 5 hours to let the fish absorb the seasoning before drying.
Tip: You can adjust the ingredients to suit your family’s taste.
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Drying fish
Take the fish out of the basin to drain, use a wire to tie the fish, brush a layer of cooking oil on the fish, and sun-dry the fish for about 1.5 days until the fish is dry and drained, then it is complete.
Tip: If you cannot sun-dry to dry the fish, you can dry them using a microwave for 7 – 8 hours at a temperature of about 80 degrees Celsius.
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Final product
The dried fish after completion has a dry, chewy texture that looks very delicious.
We can process dried fish with fried or grilled dishes to create new flavors for the family, which are all tasty. Wishing you success.
Information about pomfret
- Pomfret belongs to the family Sciaenidae, which is a family of fish in the order Perciformes that live in the sea, distributed in tropical and subtropical marine areas.
- Pomfret is a type of fish that is inexpensive and is caught year-round. In Vietnam, they are concentrated in the coastal areas of the Gulf of Tonkin and the Central Coast.
How to preserve dried pomfret
- After drying the pomfret, place it in a plastic bag or sealed box/jar, seal it and store it in a dry place, avoiding damp areas as it will cause the dried fish to become soft and spoil easily.
- If you can use the dried fish within a short time, it is advisable to store it outside or in the refrigerator refrigerator for convenience in processing.
- For long-term storage of dried fish, you should dry the fish thoroughly and store it in the freezer of the refrigerator, which can be used for about 3 to 6 months.
- If you do not store dried fish in the refrigerator, after 2 to 3 weeks, take the fish out to dry again to prevent it from becoming damp and help preserve it better.
- If possible, you should place the dried fish in a plastic bag and use a vacuum sealer to remove all the air and put it in the refrigerator, which will help preserve the dried fish for a long time without fear of spoilage.
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TasteVN hopes that with the dried snakehead fish recipe, it will help you easily prepare the dish yourself. Wishing you success in your cooking!
*Image and recipe source from the YouTube channel HỒNG THANH FOOD
