Braised Clay Pot Vietnamese Fish Recipe With Ginger Ca Kho Gung

Cá KHO Tộ RECIPE - VIETNAMESE CARAMELIZED & BRAISED FISH

Steps:

• Generously salt fish and rinse under water to clean it. Set aside to dry.
• Add oil to a pan and saute garlic over medium heat until lightly browned.
• Layer onion on top, then the fish, evenly spaced.
• Add the seasoning & cooking liquid (& optional chiles) and turn the heat to high until boiling. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning.
• Bring it to a simmer for ~20 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed.
• Gently flip the filets of fish over and simmer for a final ~10 minutes with the lid partially covered.
• Stand there to watch it the final ~10 minutes to prevent it from burning! During this time you can continually spoon the sauce over the fish.
• Add green onion during last 2 minutes to wilt & top with sliced chiles, and some freshly ground black pepper.

CA KHO TO VIETNAMESE BRAISED FISH IN CLAY POT

Steps:

• Marinade fish with fish sauce, 2 Tb sugar, garlic, and shallots for at least min 10 min.
• In heavy pot such as dutch oven, heat 2 tbs of sugar on medium high and stir until sugar melts and becomes dark mohogany, Immediately add the oil to stop caramelization and stir. Add the garlic and shallots and sear the fish steaks, turning once after it has browned. Add coconut water turn to med low heat. Cover pot for 3-4 minutes for fish to cook through and then remove cover to reduce the sauce to about 1/2. Season to taste, with fish sauce or sugar if needed. Add optional chili and stir into the sauce. Finish with fresh cracked pepper, green onions. Serve immediately with white rice.

BRAISED CLAY POT VIETNAMESE FISH RECIPE WITH GINGER (CA KHO GUNG

Steps:

• Step 1: Clean carefully Catfish with a little salt with water. I suggest you should use your hand to clean fish. Next, put them into basket, add 1 tea spoon salt and wait about 15 minutes.
• Step 2: Peel the ginger and garlic. Use the white part of spring onion and smash it. You slice the green part of spring onion small.
• Step 3: Use 1 part of sliced ginger put into the bottom of pot. Crush the remaining sliced ginger with chili, garlic and fried onion. (Mixture A).
• Step 4: Put Catfish into pot, add more olive oil, mixture A, smashed white spring onion, 3 tea spoons fish sauces, 2 table spoons brown sugar, 1 tea spoon salt and a little chili powder. Embalm about 30 minutes and cook it with medium heat. When it boils, you decrease to small heat. This process will make Catfish absorbs spices.
• Step 5: Sometime, you shake slightly the pot to help Catfish blend with spices. Do not close the lid when cooking. Most Vietnamese Fish recipes about Braised Fish require the same way is not close the lid. You cook about 30 - 40 minutes and then taste it again to suit with your flavor. Turn off the heat and add more sliced spring onion and pepper on the surface of this dish.
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VIETNAMESE GINGER FISH SAUCE - NUOC MAM GUNG

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients together in a container.