How to Make Delicious and Flavorful Braised Snakehead Fish at Home, Simple and Rice-Consuming

How to cook Dứa fish in clay pot

• 1

  Prepare the ingredients

  First, clean the Dứa fish by removing all the gills, scales, and the insides of the fish.

  Next, eliminate the fishy smell, then cut the fish into 4 pieces suitable for eating.

  How to clean Dứa fish properly, without fishy smell

  • For the Dứa fish, you can wash it with diluted salt water, which helps clean and remove the fishy smell.
  • Alternatively, wash the fish with a mixture of salt and lemon, rubbing the entire piece of fish meat, which helps remove grease, dirt, and effectively eliminate the fishy smell.

  See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell

  Wash the green onions, cut the green onion tops separately, and chop the green onion leaves finely.

  Add the green onion tops, peeled garlic, and 5 chilies into a mortar and grind them into a paste.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Marinate the fish

  After the fish has been prepared, you marinate it with half of the mixture of minced onion, garlic, and chili that you made earlier.

  Next, add 4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 1 tablespoon of soy sauce, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, 2 tablespoons of sugar, and 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the fish, then use your hands to mix well so that the fish absorbs the seasoning.

  Let it sit and marinate for about 1 hour.

  

  

  

  
• 3

  Fish Braising

  Add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil and 2 tablespoons of sugar into the pot, then over low heat, stir well to caramelize the sugar.

  Next, add the remaining minced onion, garlic, and chili to sauté until fragrant.

  Continue by adding the marinated fish into the pot, searing both sides of the fish until they are firm.

  When the fish has browned on both sides, add the marination liquid and 400ml of coconut water to cover the fish.

  After braising the fish for 20 minutes, flip the fish over to allow it to absorb the seasoning evenly.

  Tip: To ensure the fish absorbs the seasoning and is delicious, you should braise it over low heat and wait until one side is cooked before flipping; do not flip it multiple times as it will break apart.

  When the braising liquid has reduced, add chili and green onions on top to make the fish look appealing, then season to taste to finish.

  

  

  

  
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  Finished product

  So we have completed the extremely delicious braised snakehead fish dish.

  The braised snakehead fish dish served with bean sprouts, pickles and white rice will definitely be very appealing, so try your skills to make your family meal more attractive with this delicious braised snakehead fish dish.