SATURDAY RECIPE — VIETNAMESE CARAMELISED FISH

Ingredients

Mud Fish (family of snakehead fishes) or boneless Basa fish (type of catfish) - 300 gm
Cooking Oil-60 ml
Spring onion (chopped and whole)-50 gm
Fish Sauce-40 ml
Coconut Milk-200 ml
White sugar-50 gm
Salt-1 gm
Black Pepper - 2gms

Method

1. Dissolve sugar (40gms) in fish sauce.
2. Marinate fish with black pepper, spring onion and sugar-fish sauce mixture.
3. Keep aside for 30 minutes but do not exceed beyond 1hr 30 minutes. 
4. Add sugar to the pan and caramelise to golden amber colour. 
5. Then add the fish and fry for 5 -7 min on each side and add coconut milk.
6. Serve it in a clay pot.

HAPPY COOKING :)