Vietnamese Style Fried Fish Recipe |
Ingredients: |
600 g catfish fillet or any fatty fresh water fish such as tilapia 1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste or fish sauce 1 teaspoon “me” (fermented rice water) or natural yogurt 20 g fresh turmeric 20 g fresh lemon grass Sauce: 3 tablespoons water 1 tablespoon fish sauce 1 tablespoon lime juice Pepper to taste 2 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic 1/2 teaspoon chopped dill Chopped chili to taste Condiments: Rice paper Lettuce thyme Bean sprouts Grounded peanuts Green bananas Green star fruit Chervil leaves Scallions |
Method: Cut fish into thick fillets. Combine and blend the shrimp paste, “me”, turmeric, lemon grass, salt and pepper in a food processor. Marinate fillets with mixture for an hour or two. Lightly brush some oil on fish and pan-fry until brown. Mix sauce ingredients together to serve with fish. Accompany fish with condiments. The fillets can be eaten along with condiments rolled in rice paper. |
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