Preparation
15 minutes
Processing
40 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Catfish is a very familiar type of fish in every household’s meals. Today, TasteVN will cook with you to make a salty catfish dish, ensuring that this braised dish will be delicious and appetizing for your family’s meal.
Ingredients for Salty Catfish For 4 people
Catfish 1 kg Tomatoes 4 pieces Spring onions 5 stalks Red onions 3 bulbs Onions 1/2 bulb Garlic 1 clove Chili 1 piece White wine 50 ml Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning/ monosodium glutamate/ pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh catfish
- For quality dishes, you should choose catfish that are uniform in size and have moderate weight.
- You should choose fish that are still alive and move flexibly. Observe the gills; if they are bright red, it means the fish is still alive.
- The fish should have shiny scales, intact and not peeling. When held, they should feel firm, the flesh should not be mushy, and there should be no foul smell.
- Do not choose catfish that are soft, have a strange smell, or are bruised.
How to choose fresh and delicious tomatoes
- Pay close attention to the color and aroma of the tomatoes. Choose those with bright red color, even coloring, taut skin, and no scratches; they should feel firm when held.
- Good tomatoes have a mild, natural aroma. The green stem should be fresh and firmly attached to the fruit. Try pulling the stem with your hand; if it stays attached and does not easily come off, it indicates that the tomato is fresh and will taste very good.
- Avoid choosing tomatoes that are overly red, with wrinkled skin, wilted and detached stems, and have no aroma when sniffed, as these are overripe and bruised tomatoes.
Tools needed
Clay pot, knife, cutting board, scissors, spoon,…
How to Cook Braised Linh Fish
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Preparing Linh Fish
To clean and eliminate the fishy smell, after purchasing the linh fish, cut off the head, tail, and gut. Mix 50ml of white wine with water and wash the fish, then rinse several times with clean water and let it drain.
How to clean linh fish effectively, without fishy smell
- Method 1: Rub the fish with plenty of salt several times and then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Rub the fish with lemon juice or white vinegar and then wash with clean water to eliminate the smell.
- Method 3: Soak the fish for about 10 minutes in diluted white wine and then rinse with clean water.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate the fishy smell
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Preparing Other Ingredients
Tomatoes should be washed and cut into wedges. Green onions should be washed, with the green parts cut into segments about the length of a finger, and the white parts chopped finely.
Garlic should be peeled, smashed, and minced. Shallots should be peeled and sliced. Chili peppers should be washed and sliced.
Onions should be peeled and cut into wedges.
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Marinate the fish
Marinate the fish with 1/2 of the chopped green onion, a little scallion, a little red onion, minced garlic, sliced chili, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
Use a spoon to mix well and let it marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the spices.
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Stew the fish
Place a pot on the stove, turn on medium heat to heat the pot, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, and heat the oil.
Then add the red onion and the remaining chopped green onion to sauté until fragrant, then add the fish Linh and stir-fry for about 5 minutes until it is firm.
Next, add enough water to cover the fish, adjust to low heat, stew for another 10 minutes, add tomatoes, cook for an additional 3 minutes, season to taste, then add the green onion, and turn off the heat.
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Final Product
The hot and fragrant fish dish with a savory sauce that is just right, with sweet, fatty fish that isn’t mushy and absorbs the flavor.
With this fish dish, you can serve it with hot rice or fresh noodles, both are delicious!
Remember to make a bowl of spicy chili sauce for dipping the fish to make the dish even more appealing!
See more
Fish Dish with Light Sauce is a great choice for a family meal. Wishing you success with TasteVN’s recipe.
*Refer to images and the recipe on YouTube channel: Rắc Nguyễn Channel
