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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Have you ever tried grilled sunfish? The name of this dish sounds quite unfamiliar to us, but the taste of this grilled dish is truly wonderful. This is a delicious, unique, easy-to-make dish that you’ll crave immediately. Let’s get into the kitchen and make this dish together!
Ingredients for Grilled Sunfish For 4 people
Sunfish 1 fish (2kg) Lemongrass 5 stalks Ginger 8 bulbs Shallots 5 bulbs Garlic 2 bulbs Chili 10 peppers Chili paste 3 tablespoons Cooking oil 5 tablespoons Salt a little Common seasoning a little (Salt/ monosodium glutamate/ seasoning powder)
What is sunfish? Where to buy sunfish
- Sunfish is a type of fish with a round oval shape, having smooth skin and a flattened body, with a length ranging from 3.5 to 5m, but when viewed from a distance, they appear to have a short, more rounded shape.
- You can buy sunfish at stores or wholesale markets specializing in fresh seafood.
- The price of fresh sunfish ranges from 140,000 to 150,000 VNĐ/kg (price updated as of July 2021).
How to choose fresh and delicious sunfish
- Fresh and delicious sunfish will have clear, bright eyes that are not cloudy, with wet and shiny skin.
- Choose fish with firm flesh, not loose, and with high elasticity, without any unusual odor.
- To buy the freshest fish, you should go to the market early in the morning because this is when the fish have just been caught, so they are very fresh.
How to prepare Grilled Sunfish
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Prepare the sunfish
Buy the sunfish, rinse briefly with water, then use scissors to cut open the belly to completely remove the fish’s entrails and gills.
Next, take a little salt and rub it all over the fish’s body, then rinse it thoroughly with water again and let it drain.
Effective ways to eliminate fishy smell
- Method 1: After cleaning the fish, soak it in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then take it out and rinse it again with water.
- Method 2: Mix a few tablespoons of alcohol or white vinegar into the water and soak the fish for about 5 minutes. Next, rinse it thoroughly with water several times and let it drain.
- Method 3: After buying ginger, crush it and slice it. Then, soak it in water along with the fish for about 5 minutes, then take it out, rinse it thoroughly with water and let it drain.
See details: Effective ways to eliminate fishy smell
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Marinating Fish
Shallots and garlic are peeled and then chopped finely. The lemongrass should have the wilted leaves removed, then washed and chopped finely. The ginger is peeled, washed, and then grated finely.
Put the shallots, garlic, lemongrass, and chili into a mortar and pound them finely.
After draining the sunfish, use a knife to make a few cuts on the fish’s body, then marinate the fish with a mixture of seasonings including: shallots, garlic, lemongrass, chili, grated ginger, 1 tablespoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of MSG, 5 tablespoons of cooking oil, and 3 tablespoons of chili paste.
Mix thoroughly so that the seasonings penetrate every fiber of the fish.
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Grilling Fish
Place the fish on banana leaves and then put it on a grill. Grill each side of the fish for about 10 minutes until the fish is cooked through and fragrant.
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Final Product
The grilled sunfish dish is completed with a very fragrant aroma. The fish meat is tender, and the seasoning is just right. Picking up a piece of fish to enjoy, you will feel the aroma, tenderness, and sweetness of the fish meat along with the spicy taste of chili and satay.
This dish is perfect to enjoy with friends. Let’s savor the results of your work!
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So the dish grilled sunfish is complete. Hope the recipe shared above will help you easily prepare this dish. Wishing you success and remember to share your feelings with TasteVN!
