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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
20 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Chot fish can be transformed into many delicious dishes. Notably, the chot fish stewed with pepper is simple to make but loved by many. Let’s join into the kitchen with TasteVN to learn how to make this irresistible stewed dish!
Ingredients for Chot Fish Stewed with Pepper For 4 people
Chot fish 500 gr Green pepper 5 branches Garlic 5 cloves (sliced thin) Red onion 4 bulbs (sliced thin) Lemon 1 fruit Color sauce 2 tablespoons Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1 tablespoon Salt a little
How to choose fresh and delicious chot fish
- To choose good chot fish, you should select fish that are of moderate size, have sparkling, clear eyes, and visible pupils inside, with a flattened body and a golden-yellow sheen.
- Fresh chot fish is when you press the skin or belly with your hand and feel good elasticity, the skin is wet, shiny, and not slimy.
- Avoid buying chot fish that smells fishy, has eyes turning black or red, and when touched, the flesh is soft and mushy because these fish are no longer fresh and will not guarantee quality when eaten.
How to cook Braised Snakehead Fish with Pepper
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Prepare the snakehead fish
After purchasing the snakehead fish, remove the gills, cut the fins, use lemon and a bit of salt to rub all over the fish, then rinse thoroughly with water.
Next, place the fish in a pot, add 5 cloves of garlic and 4 thinly sliced shallots, and season with 1/2 tablespoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 1 tablespoon of cooking oil.
To make the fish fragrant and give it a nicer color when braising, add 2 tablespoons of caramel sauce and 5 green peppercorns, then marinate for about 20 minutes to let the fish absorb the seasoning.
Tips to remove the fishy smell of snakehead fish:- Method 1: After cleaning the fish, cut it into bite-sized pieces, soak it in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes, then remove and rinse briefly with water.
- Method 2: Soak the fish in diluted salt water for about 5 – 10 minutes or rub salt on the fish, then scale and clean the fish, rinsing it again with water before cooking.
- Method 3: After cleaning the fish, soak it in water containing a few tablespoons of white wine or vinegar for about 5 minutes, then rinse again with water.
See details: Tips to remove the fishy smell of snakehead fish
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Cooking fish with pepper
You place the fish pot on the stove, pour boiling water in until it just covers the fish and cook over high heat until the water boils again, then reduce to the lowest heat.
You simmer the fish on low heat until you see the cooking liquid reduce and become thick at the bottom of the pot, then season to taste for your family and turn off the heat to finish.
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Final product
So just with a few simple steps, you have a delicious pepper fish dish ready.
With tender and sweet fish meat, well absorbed spices, it is very flavorful combined with the aroma of pepper, which will definitely give you a dish that goes well with rice!
TasteVN would like to share with you another recipe for cooking fish with pepper, enhanced with fresh chili to make the dish spicier and extremely attractive, with eye-catching colors. Click on the article below to see the recipe for this dish now!
See details: Simple and flavorful fish cooking recipe
TasteVN hopes that with the way to make braised snakehead fish with pepper suggested above will bring you and your family a dish that is not only simple but also rich in flavor and appealing! Wishing you success right from the first time.
