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Caramelised fish in claypot recipe (ca kho to)

Created by Luke Nguyen

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3/ 5 stars 6 Votes

Cuisine: Vietnamese
Prep Time: 10 min(s)
Cook Time: 25 min(s)
Serves 4

Fish cooked in caramel sauce may not sound appetising and yet it’s one of the yummiest things. Take your time to get the caramel right and it will be a sure success.

Ingredients

Caramel
1 tbsp sugar
3 tbsp water

3 tbsp vegetable oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
500 g firm white fish cutlets such as blue eye, cut into large pieces
1 tbsp first-grade fish sauce (nuoc mam nhi)
3 tbsp water
3 spring onions, white part only, sliced
1 tsp salt
½ tbsp potato starch, mixed to a smooth paste with a little water
3 tbsp chopped garlic chives
3 tbsp chopped coriander
¼ tsp pepper

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Preparation

To make the caramel, put the sugar in a small saucepan and melt over medium heat. Cook until it turns dark brown. Add the water, reduce the heat to low and cook until the sugar blends into the water and the mixture becomes syrupy. Remove from the heat.

Heat the oil in a clay pot (or saucepan) and add the garlic. Fry until golden then add the fish. Stir in the caramel and cook for about 5 minutes until the fish changes colour.

Add the fish sauce, water, spring onion and salt. Bring to the boil then reduce the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add the potato starch and cook until the sauce has thickened. Remove from the heat and add the chives, coriander and pepper. Serve with steamed rice.

SBS cook’s notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55–60 g, unless specified.

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Comments (2)

16 Oct 2009 01:40 AEST

Little saigon

South yarra

Basic

Very basic recipe and not enough caramel/sauce. You should add ginger & chilli for more flavour.

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20 Oct 2008 12:00 AEST

Julia

Melbourne

Fantastic!!

This was one of my favourite dishes when in Vietnam and this recipe is the closest I have found so far, but its all about the fish sauce. stick with one from Phu Quoc Island and you cant go wrong.

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