When it comes to fish sauce dishes, only the Western style of cooking is authentic and the best. In this article, TasteVN will guide you on how to make Western-style fish sauce stew for your family to enjoy. Let’s cook and make this stew dish right now!
1. Fish Sauce Stew with Fermented Shrimp Paste
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty Level
Easy
Ingredients for Fish Sauce Stew with Fermented Shrimp Paste Serves 3 – 4 people
Pork belly 200 gr Basa fish 100 gr (2 slices) Shrimp 200 gr Eggplant 1 piece Straw mushrooms 100 gr Lemongrass 5 stalks Garlic 3 cloves Shallots 2 bulbs Fermented shrimp paste 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Coconut water 500 ml Cooking oil 50 ml Common seasoning A little (salt/ pepper/ seasoning powder)
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How to Cook Fish Sauce Stew with Fermented Shrimp Paste
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Prepare the Basa Fish
To remove the fishy smell from the basa fish, you need to wash it thoroughly and remove all the blood remaining on the fish slices, then rinse it again with saltwater and clean water several times before cooking.
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Prepare the other ingredients
Shrimp bought to eliminate the fishy smell should be soaked in diluted salt water for about 8 minutes after cutting off the head and whiskers, then remove the shrimp and let it drain.
Pork belly should be rubbed with salt until the salt completely dissolves, then rinse twice with water, and lift out, cutting into thin slices for easy eating.
Straw mushrooms should have their stems and bruised parts removed, washed clean, and soaked in diluted salt water for about 30 minutes to make the mushrooms clean, white, and reduce their odor, then rinsed again with clean water and cut in half.
Lemongrass should be washed clean, cut into sections, and crushed. Eggplant should be washed clean, cut into bite-sized pieces, soaked in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, and then removed to drain. Shallots and garlic should be peeled and crushed.
Add 3 spoons of fermented fish sauce into a bowl of coconut water, stir well, and then use a strainer to filter out the residue from the sauce.
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Frying Fish
Pour 50ml of cooking oil into the pan, wait until the oil is hot, then add the catfish and fry over medium heat for 2 minutes on each side until the fish is firm and golden brown on both sides.
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Making Fish Sauce
Add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil (using the oil left from frying the fish) along with crushed garlic and shallots into the pot, sauté until the garlic is fragrant, then add the crushed lemongrass. Stir-fry over medium heat for about 2 minutes until the lemongrass is golden, then add shrimp and pork belly along with 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, 1 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder.
Stir-fry over medium heat until the pork belly and shrimp absorb the seasoning and are just cooked through, then add the filtered fermented fish sauce. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes until the fish sauce boils, then add straw mushrooms, eggplant, and 1 cup of water. Cook for another 4 minutes until the straw mushrooms and eggplant are evenly cooked.
Finally, add the fish, stir well, and continue cooking for another 3 – 4 minutes, adjusting the seasoning to taste before turning off the stove.
Tip: To prevent the fish from breaking, remember to stir gently when adding the fish!
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Final product
The fermented fish sauce after completion has a distinctive aroma along with the rich and appealing taste of fish sauce. When eating, you can enjoy it with dipping vegetables such as water lily, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers,… which will make the dish more delicious.
2. Fermented fish sauce using fish sauce from linh fish
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Preparation
20 minutes
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Cooking
40 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fermented fish sauce using fish sauce from linh fish For 2 – 3 people
Belly pork 200 gr Linh fish sauce 100 gr Basa fish 200 gr Prawn 300 gr Eggplant 1 fruit Accompanying vegetables A little (water lily/banana flower/shrimp herbs) Lemon 1 fruit Horn chili 1 fruit Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 1 teaspoon Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Salt/sugar A little
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How to make Mắm kho with linh fish sauce
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Prepare the ingredients
Pork belly, wash it clean with water and then use a knife to cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Next, for the basa fish, after buying it, rub lime and salt on the fish skin to eliminate the fishy smell, then scrape off the fish slime. After that, wash the fish clean with water and cut it into slices about 2 finger widths thick.
Eggplant, cut off the stem, wash it clean, slice the eggplant lengthwise, and then cut it into pieces about 1 finger long. Various herbs should be soaked in salt water, then washed clean and drained in a basket.
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Cooking Fish Sauce
Put fish sauce into the pot and add enough water to cover the sauce, then place the pot on the stove and boil until the fish sauce meat is cooked through, then turn off the stove.
After that, use a strainer to remove the fish bones and extract the liquid.
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Stir-frying meat and frying shrimp and fish
Place a pan on the stove, add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, wait for the oil to heat up, then add the basa fish to fry briefly until golden on both sides, then remove to a plate.
Continue using the same pan, add another 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, then fry the shrimp until the shells are crispy and sear the pork belly until the surface is slightly charred.
Finally, add another tablespoon of cooking oil, then add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and sauté until golden, then arrange the pork belly, shrimp, and basa fish in the pot.
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Fish Sauce Stew
Next, pour the filtered fish sauce from the freshwater fish into the pot with meat, fish, and shrimp on the stove and stew over high heat until you see the fish sauce boiling, then skim off the foam and reduce the heat to low.
Next, season the stew with 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 teaspoon of fish sauce to taste. After that, add sliced eggplant and chili into the pot and stew for another 5 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Final Product
The fish sauce stew, when completed, has the characteristic aroma of freshwater fish sauce along with a rich flavor that is hard to resist.
You can enjoy the fish sauce stew with rice or noodles, and dip it with fresh vegetables like water lily, herbs, and banana flower to enhance the deliciousness of the dish. You will definitely love this dish!
3. Fermented Fish Sauce Stew with Linh Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok into the kitchen with TasteVN)
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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Fermented Fish Sauce Stew with Linh Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok into the kitchen with TasteVN) For 1 – 2 people
Linh fish sauce 200 gr Pork 300 gr Basa fish 350 gr Seasoning A little (sugar/fish sauce) Chili 5 pieces Chopped lemongrass 30 gr
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How to make Fermented Fish Sauce Stew with Linh Fish Sauce (Recipe shared from Tiktok into the kitchen with TasteVN)
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Prepare the ingredients
Clean the fish and pork you bought with salt and rinse several times with clean water to remove the fishy smell.
Wash the eggplant and cut it into bite-sized pieces, however, you should only wash it and leave it until close to cooking to avoid the eggplant turning dark.
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Cook the fish sauce
Boil 2 liters of water, then add 200g of linh fish sauce and simmer on low heat for about 15 – 20 minutes. After cooking, strain the liquid into a bowl, separating the fish from the liquid, and only use the fish broth.
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Stew the fish sauce
Add a little oil to the pot, then add 30g of minced lemongrass and stir-fry, then add 300g of pork and sauté briefly, continue adding 350g of pangasius fish and pour in the previously cooked fish sauce. When the liquid starts to boil, season with 2 tablespoons of sugar, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, and add 5 chili peppers to stew until the liquid is just enough. Finally, add chopped eggplant and stew until the sauce thickens.
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Final Product
The fish sauce after cooking is fragrant, the meat and fish are evenly soaked in sauce, the eggplant is soft with a slight spiciness. You can enjoy it with hot rice and fresh vegetables dipped in the sauce. A simple dish that’s easy to make but very rice-consuming, add this dish to your family’s menu right away!
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Pangasius
- Choose those that swim vigorously, have clear eyes, pink gills, and shiny skin.
- When buying, you should touch the fish’s body. If it feels firm, not loose, and has high elasticity when touched.
- Do not choose fish that show abnormal signs such as bloating, weak swimming, or pale color.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork belly
- To buy good pork belly, you should choose a piece of meat with a balanced amount of lean meat and fat, a thick outer skin layer, fat about 2/3 of a finger’s length, and the lean meat tightly attached to the layer of fat. However, it is important to note that to buy pork belly that is just right to eat and not too tough, you should not choose a piece of meat with an excessively thick layer of fat and skin, as that indicates an older pig.
- Additionally, fresh pork belly will have a dry outer membrane, a light red or bright pink color. When cut, the piece of meat has a bright pink color, white-pink skin, and is soft. The fat interspersed between the lean meat is bright and firm.
- Absolutely do not buy pork belly that has an unusual smell or leaves a fingerprint when pressed.
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- You should choose shrimp with a translucent outer shell that still has a slight smell of seawater, not fishy.
- Fresh shrimp will have the tail curled, the body slightly bent, firm meat but not excessively plump, the shell joints on the shrimp’s body are flexible and not disjointed, and the shrimp’s head and body are tightly attached, not falling off.
- Avoid buying shrimp with tails spread out as these shrimp have been injected with chemicals or water to make them plump.
How to prepare and remove the fishy smell from fish
- Method 1: Soak the fish in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes, then take it out and rinse it clean with water.
- Method 2: Soak the fish in diluted salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes, then take it out and rinse it several times with clean water.
- Method 3: Add ginger to the water along with the fish, then soak the fish in the mixture for about 5 minutes, then take it out and rinse it with water.
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