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Preparation
30 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
Carp stewed with pickled vegetables is an appealing dish with a unique combination of carp and pickled vegetables that is sure to please you right away, with a very simple method and ingredients. Let’s join TasteVN in the kitchen and cook this stewed dish for your family to enjoy!
Ingredients for Carp Stewed with Pickled Vegetables For 4 people
Carp 500 gr Pickled vegetables 300 gr Fried tofu 200 gr Fried pork fat 100 gr Cherry tomatoes 3 pieces Shallots 1 bulb Lemon 1.5 pieces Side vegetables a little (banana flower/ water spinach/ amaranth/ coriander) Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Cooking oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Salt/ ground pepper a little
Product Information
- You can use Kangaroo KG52AF1A 5-liter air fryer to prepare meals. With a powerful capacity of 2000W, the Rapid Air technology allows for frying, roasting, and baking food evenly and deliciously, minimizing the amount of oil used.
- The product has a timer function for 30 minutes and automatically shuts off, making it suitable for busy people. Additionally, the pot is coated with a good non-stick layer, helping you save time on cleaning the machine.
- If you love fried dishes but are concerned about oil, then get yourself an air fryer right away.
Tools Needed
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to Choose Fresh, Safe Carp
- You should choose fish that have thick bodies, looking uniform from the head extending to the tail. Additionally, you should opt for river carp with long bodies, which will taste better when eaten.
- Fresh and delicious carp will have scales that look uniform, bright, and without dark spots or excessive dryness.
- Avoid choosing fish with swollen bellies and unpleasant odors, as they may contain a lot of fat or fish eggs, which can be unsafe to eat.
How to choose the right pickled vegetables
- Delicious pickled vegetables have a natural fermentation smell, and the cabbage leaves retain a beautiful light yellow-green color. When tasting, the cabbage should be crunchy and have a moderate sour taste.
- Choose pickling brine that is clear and not moldy. Avoid pickled vegetables that are yellowing or dark yellow, as these have been stored for too long, will taste sour, and are not delicious.
- Additionally, to ensure hygiene and safety, you can pickle vegetables at home following the recipe shared by TasteVN.
How to Prepare Carp Stew with Pickled Mustard Greens
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Prepare the Carp
To eliminate the fishy smell of carp, you can rub the fish with 1 tablespoon of salt and 1 lemon to clean all sides, then rinse thoroughly with water, drain, and cut into pieces.
Tips to Easily and Effectively Remove the Fishy Smell of Carp:- Method 1: You can soak the fish in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then, take it out and rinse it well with water.
- Method 2: Mix a few tablespoons of white wine or vinegar into water, then soak the fish for about 5 minutes and rinse it well with water.
- Method 3: Add a few slices of ginger that has been crushed and soak it with the fish for about 5 minutes, then rinse several times with water.
See details: Tips to Easily and Effectively Remove the Fishy Smell of Carp
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Prepare the other ingredients
To keep the banana flower strands fresh and clean, after slicing thinly, mix with the juice of 1/2 lemon and 1 tablespoon of salt in a bowl, then soak the banana flower for 5 minutes, rinse briefly with water, and let it drain in a colander.
Pick out the wilted leaves from the water spinach and amaranth, wash them thoroughly and let them drain.
If you want to reduce the saltiness of the pickled vegetables, soak them in a bowl of cold water for 10 minutes, then take them out to drain. Remove the roots from the cilantro, wash it with water, and chop finely.
Wash the cherry tomatoes briefly with water and cut them into wedges. Shallots peel and chop finely.
Wash the fried tofu briefly with water, then cut it into bite-sized squares.
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Fry the carp
Line the air fryer with aluminum foil, place the fish head in the fryer, then set the temperature to 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. After the fish head is cooked, take it out onto a plate, then put the fish body into the fryer, adjusting to the same temperature.
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Stewing Carp with Pickled Mustard Greens
Place a pot on the stove, then add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil and heat it over medium heat. Wait for the oil to heat up and add the shallots to sauté until fragrant for about 2 minutes.
Next, add tomatoes and pickled mustard greens to the pot and stir-fry for about 3 minutes, then pour in 1 cup of water and 2 tablespoons of fish sauce.
Arrange the carp in the pot. To prevent the fish from being fishy, pour hot water into the pot until it just covers the surface of the fish, add the crispy pork fat and tofu, cover the pot, and stew on low heat for about 30 minutes.
Finally, add a little ground pepper and coriander to the pot, adjust the seasoning to taste, and then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Now you have a delicious, hot pot of carp stewed with sour vegetables, with soft and tasty pieces of fish combined with the tangy flavor of the vegetables that you can’t resist.
This dish should be eaten with hot rice or fresh noodles, accompanied by a bowl of salty fish sauce for dipping the fish, and dipping various vegetables into the pot to enjoy. I guarantee everyone will praise the deliciousness when eating.
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So, you have completed the delicious and attractive carp stewed with sour vegetables. What are you waiting for? Get into the kitchen to make this dish and invite everyone to enjoy it!
