Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Salted fish steamed with pork is a dish with a rich flavor, the fish meat is soft and delicious, slightly salty and sweet, perfectly paired with white rice. With familiar ingredients and simple preparation, let’s get cooking and make this delicious steamed dish right away!
Ingredients for Salted Fish Steamed with Pork For 3 people
Salted dried fish 1 piece Pork 500 gr Ginger 1 piece Green onion 2 stalks Common spices a little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper/ salt)
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Fresh Pork
- You should choose pork belly, clearly showing 3 distinct layers of fat, which will make the meat much softer and tastier when steamed without being greasy.
- Pay attention to select pieces of meat with a dry surface, touching them with your hand should not feel slimy on your fingertips, the meat should be bright red and evenly colored, which indicates freshness.
- Avoid choosing pieces of meat with unusual colors, bruises or strange spots, feeling slimy on your fingertips, and having an off-putting smell.
- You should buy meat at reputable food stores that provide full production information to ensure quality.
- If buying meat at traditional markets, you should go early in the morning when the meat has just been cut, still fresh, and offers more choices.
How to choose delicious salted dried fish
- You can easily find dried fish at dry food stores, dried fish shops, supermarkets, or traditional markets, so choose a reputable address to ensure quality.
- If buying packaged dried fish, pay attention to choose packages with careful packaging, not torn, with complete production information, expiration date, and the dried fish inside should not have mold or strange colors.
- For unwrapped dried fish, use your hand to touch and feel the surface of the dried fish dry, not slimy or damp, the fish should be firm, and if there is no unpleasant odor, then you can choose to buy it.
How to prepare Salted Fish with Pork
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Prepare the pork
Rub the pork with salt gently, then rinse with clean water and cut into thin slices for eating.
How to eliminate the odor from pork
- Rub the entire piece of meat with salt for about 2 minutes, then rinse with clean water.
- Soak the meat in rice washing water or a mixture of salted water with a little lemon juice for 10 – 15 minutes, and after rinsing, it helps effectively eliminate the odor.
- You can also blanch the meat in boiling water with a few crushed ginger slices for about 1 – 2 minutes, and the odor will disappear.
See details: Tips to eliminate the odor of different types of meat that women should know
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Marinate the pork and salted fish
Place a layer of sliced pork at the bottom of a bowl, then add the cut salted fish on top, and spread the remaining pork evenly on top.
After peeling the ginger, cut it into small pieces and crush it. Chop the green onion’s roots, crush them, and cut them into small pieces. Add the onion and ginger, then add 3 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and a little ground pepper.
Tip
- Since the salted fish is already very salty, you can adjust the amount of sugar according to your taste.
- You can add a little water to balance the flavors and have some dipping sauce when serving.
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Steam
Prepare a pot with boiling water, place the bowl of marinated salted fish and pork inside, cover it, and start steaming for about 30 minutes. When you check and see the pork is cooked, you can take it out of the pot.
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Final Product
The salted fish meat combined with the well-marinated pork has a perfectly seasoned flavor, with tender and delicious meat served alongside the rich dried fish. The slightly salty taste, along with a hint of mild spiciness, surprises the palate. Eating it with hot rice and fresh vegetables, like cucumbers, is wonderful!
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*Refer to images and recipe from the YouTube channel: MienTayTV
