Cá Kho Tộ Recipe - Vietnamese Caramelized & Braised Fish
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5.0
111 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Total Time
40 mins
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Servings
2
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Calories
397 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Vietnamese
Cá Kho Tộ Recipe - Vietnamese Caramelized & Braised Fish
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This is a Vietnamese classic of caramelized, sweet and salty braised fish with a moutwatering sauce perfect with lots of white rice.
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Ingredients
- 1 1 lb catfish filets bone and skin optional
- salt to clean the fish
Aromatics
- 2 2 tbsp oil
- 5 5 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 1/2 yellow onion sliced
Seasoning & cooking liquid
- 1 1 tsp salt
- 1.5 1.5 tbsp fish sauce
- About 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce
- 1/2 1/2 c water
- 1/2 1/2 c coconut juice or replace water & coconut juice with 1 cup coconut soda
- 1 1 chile sliced (to taste, optional)
- freshly ground black pepper or add as a final topping when serving
Garnish
- 1 1 green onions roughly chopped
- black pepper freshly ground
- 1 1 red chile sliced, optional
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Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
0g
Calories
397kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
40g
(80%)
Fat
21g
(32%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
132mg
(44%)
Sodium
2393mg
(100%)
Potassium
1216mg
(35%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
602IU
(12%)
Vitamin C
73mg
(81%)
Calcium
72mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 397 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0g | |
| Calories | 397kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 40g | 80% |
| Fat | 21g | 32% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 132mg | 44% |
| Sodium | 2393mg | 100% |
| Potassium | 1216mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 602IU | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 73mg | 81% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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