Preparation
10 minutes
Cooking
30 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
If you are someone who enjoys spring rolls with rice paper and dipping them in sweet and sour fish sauce, you definitely have to try the steamed tuna with lemongrass. With a simple preparation method that still retains its delicious and appealing flavor, this steamed dish has captured the hearts of many. Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Steamed Tuna with Lemongrass For 4 people
Tuna 1 fish (300 gr) Lemongrass 3 stalks Chili 3 pieces Shallot 1 bulb Spring onion 2 sprigs Common spices a little (salt/ seasoning powder/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh, delicious tuna
- For live tuna: you should choose fish with sparkling, clear eyes, where the pupils can be seen clearly, and bright red gills.
- When you press the skin or belly with your hand, if it feels elastic and not slimy, it is fresh tuna.
- For frozen tuna: if you choose to buy frozen tuna, you need to check the expiration date and it should only be used within one month from the date of catch to ensure the best quality of the fish meat.
- Fresh tuna will have clear eyes, not cloudy, slightly bulging, with pinkish-red gills, wet and shiny skin.
- You should avoid choosing fish pieces with thick layers of frost as they may have been stored for too long or thawed and then refrozen.
Tools needed
Steaming pot, knife, plate, spoon, bowl,…
How to prepare steamed tuna with lemongrass
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Prepare the ingredients
After buying the tuna, cut off the fins, remove the gills, clean it, and rinse it with salt water, then let it drain. Next, use a knife to make a few shallow cuts on the fish so that the marinade can penetrate deeper into the meat.
Wash the lemongrass and smash it. For the green onions, remove the roots, wash them, and cut them into pieces about 2 finger widths long, splitting the green parts into smaller pieces.
Then, peel the onion and pound it together with 2 chili peppers until finely crushed.
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Marinate the tuna
You mix the mashed chili and onion with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
Then, you evenly spread the mixture on the fish and stuff a little into the fish’s belly, letting it marinate for about 15 minutes for the spices to soak in.
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Steam the tuna
You place the marinated fish on a plate, and put 3 crushed stalks of lemongrass on top to help eliminate the fishy smell.
Then, you place the plate of fish in the steamer, cover it, and steam for about 15 minutes. When the fish is cooked, you add the green onions and the tops of the onions to steam for another 1 – 2 minutes, then turn off the heat.
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Final Product
So you have completed the delicious steamed tuna with lemongrass dish.
With the rich, chewy, sweet and fragrant fish served with rice paper, sour mango, cucumber, and fresh lettuce, dipped in fish sauce that is sweet and sour will surely make the whole family love it.
TasteVN hopes that with the method of making steamed tuna with lemongrass shared here, it has brought a rustic, simple dish with a delicious, extremely enticing flavor that captivates many people to your home kitchen. Let’s get started on this dish to treat your family!
