Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
8 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Fried tilapia with fish sauce is a fried dish that is delicious and attractive with a super quick and simple preparation method, suitable for you to showcase your cooking skills for the whole family to enjoy on busy work days. Let’s go to the kitchen and see how to make it right now!
Ingredients for Fried Tilapia with Fish Sauce Serves 4 people
Tilapia 1 kg Garlic 1 bulb Chili 4 pieces White wine 500 ml Fish sauce 4 tablespoons Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ salt)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh tilapia
- To choose good tilapia, you should select fish with bright eyes, gills that are pinkish-red, a white anus that is retracted inward, and a flat belly.
- Additionally, good tilapia will have a tightly closed mouth, a firm body when touched, and scales that cling tightly to the body, shiny, fresh, and without slime.
- Avoid choosing fish that smell fishy or have a slightly ammonia-like odor, with scales that are easily peeling off, dull, faded colors, and unevenly arranged scales. Because these are fish that have gone bad and will not taste good or be nutritious.
How to choose good fresh garlic
- Good garlic will have a slightly white outer skin and be intact. If the garlic skin is wrinkled, not firm, or plump, then it is old garlic, which does not smell good.
- To choose good garlic, you should prioritize firm bulbs that feel solid in your hand and are of moderate size. Garlic that is too large will not be fragrant, while garlic that is too small will be difficult to process.
- Do not choose bulbs that are bruised, soft, leaking water, or have gray or yellow garlic cloves. These are signs of spoiled garlic.
How to choose good fresh chili
- Fresh chili will have a glossy skin, with a straight or slightly curved body; when held, the chili feels firm, not soft or wrinkled.
- Additionally, freshly picked chilies will have a bright green stem that is tightly attached to the chili body.
- Do not choose chilies that are missing their stems or have loose, dry stems that can be easily pulled off or have black spots and sliminess.
How to Prepare Fried Tilapia with Fish Sauce
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Prepare the tilapia
To save time on preparation, you can ask the seller to clean the fish. When you bring it home, just rinse it with water and use a bit of salt to rub on the fish flesh, then rinse again with 500ml of white wine to remove the fishy smell.
After removing the fishy smell with wine, wash it again 2 – 3 times with clean water, drain and cut it into bite-sized pieces. This will make frying the fish easier!
Tips to Remove Fishy Smell You Should Know
- Method 1: After cleaning the purchased fish, cut it into bite-sized pieces and soak it in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then take it out and rinse it again with clean water.
- Method 2: After cleaning the fish, crush a bit of ginger and soak it with the fish in a bowl for about 5 minutes, then take it out.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell from fish
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Prepare other ingredients
Peel the garlic and wash it clean. Remove the stems from the chili and rinse it with water.
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Mixing Fish Sauce
To make the dipping sauce, you put garlic, chili, and 4 teaspoons of sugar into a mortar, pound until the garlic and chili blend together, then add 1/2 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate and 4 tablespoons of fish sauce into the mortar.
Then use a spoon to stir well to dissolve the ingredients together.
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Frying Fish
Put a pan on the stove, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat over medium heat until the oil is slightly bubbling, then add the fish to fry and turn it over evenly on both sides until both sides turn golden, then add the prepared fish sauce.
Reduce the heat to low and fry for about 5 minutes until the fish sauce boils and thickens, soaking into the fish, then turn off the heat and serve on a plate.
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Finished Product
Fried snakehead fish with fish sauce is complete with eye-catching colors, emitting a strong spicy aroma from garlic, chili, and fish sauce that is extremely appealing.
When eaten, you will feel the tender, delicious fish meat combined with the chewy, crispy skin evenly coated with fish sauce, which is very tasty and enjoyable.
If you choose a dish that is easy to cook, not too complicated, and full of countryside flavor, then let’s start and make this dish right away!
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With the detailed instructions above, you can successfully make the spicy, attractive fried snakehead fish with fish sauce and enjoy a warm meal with your family. Wishing you success!
*Source of the recipe and images shared from Facebook: Pé Nam
