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Preparation
45 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour
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Difficulty
Easy
The fragrant pepper sauce that can be stored for a long time will help you cook braised dishes full of flavor without spending much preparation time. Let’s get cooking to learn how to make this sauce and use it to braise the super rice-consuming fish dish for the family!
Ingredients for Pepper Braised Sauce For 1 liter
Cooking oil 2 tablespoons Sugar 50 gr (used to create color) Sugar 300 gr Fish sauce 400 ml MSG 50 gr Seasoning powder 50 gr Chili sauce 250 gr Goby fish 400 gr Shallots 1 tablespoon (chopped) Chili 6 pieces Fried pork fat a little Green onion 1 stalk Pepper a little
Implementation tools
Non-stick pan, earthen pot, chopsticks, ladle, bowl, container
Notes on choosing good fish sauce
- You should choose fish sauce with an amino acid content of 25 – 43 degrees for good quality fish sauce, retaining all nutrients and being good for health. Traditional homemade fish sauce usually has an amino acid content of about 30 – 45 degrees, which can be used to cook delicious dishes.
- Choose good fish sauce that has a brown-yellow, brown-red, amber, or straw-yellow color, and is not cloudy. Avoid fish sauces that have a gray-green color indicating deterioration.
- You should not choose fish sauces with sediment at the bottom of the bottle as this could be additives that precipitate when combined with salt. However, traditional homemade fish sauce with sediment is not a problem because this type of sediment is due to salt precipitation, and just shaking it to dissolve evenly can be used again.
- Fish sauce that has a delicious aroma and moderate salinity will usually produce tastier dishes than overly salty fish sauces with strange flavors due to additives.
- If you use purchased fish sauce, ensure you buy fish sauce from reputable brands to ensure proper amino acid levels and reasonable additives for cooking delicious dishes.
- When choosing fish sauce, be sure to avoid harmful preservatives and additives.
How to make Pepper Sauce
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Cook the sauce
First, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil and 50g of sugar to a non-stick pan. Turn on low heat and stir continuously until the sugar turns a beautiful caramel color, then add 400ml of fish sauce and stir well.
When the fish sauce boils, add 300g of sugar, 50g of monosodium glutamate, 50g of seasoning powder, and 250g of chili sauce to the fish sauce pot. Continue to stir well and cook on low heat until the spices dissolve completely and the fish sauce boils, then turn off the heat and scoop the fish sauce into a bowl.
You can replace the ceramic bowl with a container made of other materials. It is advisable to prioritize glass and ceramic materials as they are easier to clean the fish sauce smell than plastic.
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Braised Fish
This sauce can be used to braise various dishes such as meat, fish, shrimp, etc. Here, TasteVN uses pepper braising sauce to make delicious and easy braised goby fish.
Clean the goby fish, drain, and marinate with 3 tablespoons of the prepared braising sauce. Mix well and marinate the fish for 30 minutes to allow it to absorb the sauce. Then, place a clay pot on low heat and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the sliced shallots and sauté until golden, then add the goby fish.
Cook the pot over medium heat until it boils, and the fish turns a beautiful brown-yellow color, then add 50ml of water to the pot. Continue cooking until the water boils, then add 6 whole chili peppers (if you like it spicy, you can replace the whole chilies with 2-3 chopped chilies for more flavor).
When the water reduces slightly, switch to low heat and let the pot simmer until the braising liquid thickens, and the fish has a beautiful reddish-brown color, then add crispy pork fat, ground pepper, and a green onion cut into 2-3 cm pieces into the pot. After that, you can turn off the heat and enjoy your braised dish.
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Enjoy
The braised pepper sauce has a rich taste of spicy, salty, and sweet that makes the braised dishes more delicious and incredibly rice-consuming. When used to braise fish, this sauce helps the fish become more flavorful, with an eye-catching color and distinctive taste.
Having this braised sauce prepared in advance for braised dishes will be extremely convenient because each time you braise, you don’t need to measure the spices. Just take a sufficient amount of sauce to marinate and braise, and you will have a delicious savory dish for your meal!
Tips and notes for successfully preparing the dish
Using a non-stick pan helps you reduce the amount of cooking oil needed to prevent sticking when making the sauce. You should choose deep pans for this recipe to easily stir the ingredients while still preventing sticking effectively.
A clay pot is not a necessary tool for making the fish braised in pepper sauce. However, a clay pot is appreciated for preserving the flavor of the dish, being safe to use, and adding a nostalgic feel to the meal!
So you’ve got the how to make pepper braising sauce for flavorful, enticing dishes that are sure to please. Try making it for your family and enjoy a delicious meal together with savory and sweet-spicy dishes! Wishing you success!
