The fish meat is soft and fatty, and the fresh and sweet coconut juice blends with the mildly sour taste of tamarind and is eaten with sesame flowers with a strong flavor of the inner-western grassland.
Ingredient
(6)
- 1 kg of fish
- 1 fresh coconut for juice
- 4 dried onions
- 4 cloves of garlic
- Tamarind juice
- Spices: Fish sauce, salt, sugar, water color, seasoning powder, pepper, chili
Making
- Cut the fish into a small section across the navel, squeeze out the intestines, wash and drain. Whole braised fish, no need to scale because the fish meat is sweet, soft, and cooks quickly.
- Chopped onion and garlic. Chopped green onions. Chopped chili.
- Marinate the ling fish with 3-4 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of colored water, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 1 teaspoon of salt, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1 teaspoon of pepper and 1/2 of onion and garlic. , chili, stir well and marinate for 30 minutes to absorb the flavors.
- Fry the remaining onions and garlic, then add coconut water and tamarind juice and bring to a boil. Add the fish and marinade to the pot and simmer over low heat. Skim off the foam and season to taste. Linh fish cooks quickly, when it smells fragrant, it’s done. Add green onions, sprinkle with a little pepper, then scoop out and enjoy hot, eat with Sesbania flowers, water lilies, mangium ears, cassava leaves… When braised properly, don’t let the water dry out.
- Finished product requirements: Soft and fatty fish meat, fresh and sweet coconut water mixed with mild sourness from tamarind, a bit of spiciness from chili peppers, typical of the Western countryside during flood season. This dish is delicious served hot with noodles or rice.
Attention:
- Early season ling fish (late August, early September) is often the best because the fish is not too big yet, so the bones are soft and sweet and fatty.
- Western-style braised flexible fish must use fresh coconut water to create a sweet taste. Coconut water must be boiled before adding fish to the stock so it doesn’t get fishy.
- If you have sugarcane, split it and line it in the bottom of the pot to add delicious flavor.
- In addition to the braised dish, Linh fish is also prepared with many delicious dishes such as braised Linh fish with bamboo shoots, Linh fish cakes, Linh fish hotpot, Linh Dien fish sour soup…