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Preparation
10 minutes
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Cooking
15 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Spicy fried fish is a fried dish that is delicious and favored by many families due to its convenience and appeal. Today, TasteVN will guide you step by step on how to make this spicy fried fish dish. Let’s get cooking and prepare this delightful meal right away!
Ingredients for Spicy Fried Fish Serves 4
Fish 500 gr (Pink fish) Chili 1 piece Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Salt/ MSG a little
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh fish
- Choose fish with clear, bright eyes, shimmering scales, fresh and tightly attached to the body of the fish.
- It’s best to select fish with closed mouths, firm flesh, and high elasticity.
- Avoid fish with cloudy eyes, bloated bellies, scales that easily peel off, and unpleasant odors.
How to choose fresh and delicious chili peppers
- Choose chili peppers that are uniform in size, either straight or slightly curved, with a smooth skin that feels firm and solid when touched.
- When buying, to keep the chili peppers fresh for a longer time, you should choose those with stems, and the stems should still be fresh and green.
- Avoid buying chili peppers that are damaged, bruised, or have black spots on the skin.
How to make fried fish with chili salt
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Prepare the fish (hường fish)
To save time on preparation, when buying, you should ask the seller to clean and scale the fish. After bringing the fish home to eliminate the fishy smell, use a little salt to rub inside and outside the fish, then rinse it 2 – 3 times with clean water and let it drain.
Tips to remove the fishy smell from hường fish:
- Method 1: After cleaning the fish, soak it in rice water for 15 – 20 minutes, then take it out and rinse it with water.
- Method 2: Use salt to rub on the fish’s body and then proceed to scale and clean the fish. Salt helps reduce the sliminess and effectively removes the fishy smell.
- Method 3: To completely eliminate the fishy smell, squeeze lemon juice into warm water and soak the fish for 5 – 7 minutes. After that, rinse it with water and let it drain.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove the fishy smell
To let the fish absorb the seasoning, use a knife to make several diagonal cuts along the body of the fish.
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Pound salt and chili to marinate the fish
Add 2 teaspoons of salt, 1 chili, and 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate to the mortar and pound until fine, then rub it all over the fish, marinating for about 10 – 15 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasoning.
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Fry Fish
Place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan and heat over medium heat. Wait for the oil to become hot and slightly bubbling, then add the marinated fish to fry.
Fry until one side of the fish is golden, then flip it over to fry the other side similarly. Avoid flipping the fish continuously to prevent it from breaking apart. When both sides of the fish are evenly golden, turn off the heat.
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Final Product
Place the fish on a plate, it will taste better when enjoyed while the fish is still hot and crispy. The fish meat is tender and fragrant, well absorbed with spices, and served with hot rice and a bit of spicy chili sauce is wonderful.
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In just a moment, you will have a crispy and delicious fried fish with salt and chili ready for your meal. The method is very simple, isn’t it? Wishing you success in making this fried dish and having a delicious meal with your little family!
