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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Whole Steamed Snakehead Fish Sauce Serves 4
Snakehead fish sauce 200 gr (1 fish) Snakehead fish soaking liquid 2 tablespoons Fried pork fat 1 tablespoon Fried garlic 1 teaspoon Chili 2 pieces Shallot 1 bulb Scallion 2 stalks Cucumber 1 piece Green banana 1 piece Accompanying vegetables A little (lettuce/ herbs/ water spinach/ celery/…) Common spices A little (salt/ seasoning/ sugar/ ground pepper)
Where to buy Snakehead Fish Sauce?
- Currently, you can find snakehead fish sauce at supermarkets, specialty stores in the Mekong Delta, stores that sell various pickled foods, or buy canned fish sauce on e-commerce platforms at prices ranging from 120,000 to 150,000 VND/ 500gr (price updated in December 2021).
- Additionally, to ensure food safety, you can also make snakehead fish sauce at home following the recipe guide from TasteVN below!
Utensils needed
How to make Steamed Snakehead Fish
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Prepare vegetables
Wash 2 green onion stalks thoroughly and cut them into pieces.
For 1 large red onion, peel it, wash it, and then use a knife to slice it into wedges.
For accompanying vegetables like lettuce, herbs, water spinach, and celery, remove any wilted or damaged leaves, then soak them in a bowl of diluted salt water to clean off dirt and impurities. After that, rinse with cold water, let them drain, and arrange them neatly on a plate.
Wash the cucumber and green banana, then peel them. The green banana needs to be soaked in diluted salt water to remove the sap. After that, slice them thinly across and arrange them on the plate with the vegetables.
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Steamed Snakehead Fish Paste
Add 200g (about 1 fish) of snakehead fish paste along with 2 tablespoons of fish paste soaking liquid into a bowl. Then, add 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of fried garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, and 1 prepared shallot, and mix well to absorb all the spices.
Place a steamer on the stove, when the water in the pot starts to boil, place the marinated fish paste plate inside and cover, steaming over medium heat for about 20 minutes. After that, open the steamer lid, add 2 green onions and 1 tablespoon of crispy pork fat, and continue steaming for about 3 – 5 minutes before turning off the heat.
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Completion
After steaming the snakehead fish paste, wait about 3 – 5 minutes for the steamer to cool down a bit, then open the lid, take the steamed fish paste plate out, sprinkle a little ground pepper, and decorate with a few chilies to make the dish look more appealing and get ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
Whole snakehead fish paste steamed is a perfect combination of tender, chewy fish meat, the rich flavor of steamed fish sauce, along with the fragrant aroma of green onions and ground pepper. Eating it with fresh vegetables, cucumber, and sliced raw bananas makes it incredibly delicious!
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With the how to make whole snakehead fish paste provided in detail above, you already have a flavorful and delicious salty dish that will surely excite your family! Try making it right away, TasteVN wishes you success!
