4 ways to make delicious, attractive, and simple crispy fried goby fish

Prepare Ingredients

Clean the goby fish after purchasing. To eliminate the fishy smell, add chopped ginger and green onion roots, along with 1/2 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of flour, and use your hands to mix the fish thoroughly for about 5 minutes.

After that, pour water in and rinse the fish clean once more; at this point, the fish should no longer have a fishy smell, and you can place it in a bowl to drain.

Coat Goby Fish with Flour

Once the fish is drained, add 1/2 tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of frying flour, mixing well to coat the fish. Then let the fish marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the seasoning.

Fried fish

After marinating the fish for 15 minutes, you fry the fish in 250 ml of cooking oil (you can adjust the amount to ensure the fish is submerged in oil) over medium heat. Fry until the fish turns golden and crispy, then remove and let it cool slightly.

To achieve a certain level of crispiness, you proceed to fry the fish a second time over medium heat, flipping the fish regularly to prevent burning. Fry until the fish turns orange-yellow, then add the wild betel leaves, stirring them together with the fish to cook the leaves.

When the wild betel leaves are cooked and shrunk, you can turn off the heat and serve on a plate.

Final product

So you have successfully completed the dish of fried goby fish with wild betel leaves, very simple, right? The crispy goby fish fried with fragrant wild betel leaves, wrapped in a piece of wild betel leaf and dipped in black sauce, has a unique and delicious flavor that will definitely go well with rice.

Prepare the ingredients

Wash the goby fish several times with salt and water, then drain. Peel the garlic and slice it thinly.

Marinate and coat the goby fish

Marinate the goby fish with a little pepper, salt, and seasoning powder, mix well, then gradually add the flour for frying, continue to mix and add flour until the fish feels drier and is no longer too sticky.

Marinate the fish for 10 minutes to absorb the seasoning.

Fry the fish with garlic butter

Add 200ml of cooking oil to the pan and heat over medium heat, when the oil is hot, add the fish and fry, using chopsticks to separate the fish and fry until the fish turns a uniform orange-yellow color on all sides.

Add 1 tablespoon of butter and the sliced garlic to stir with the fish. Stir continuously until the butter is completely melted, the garlic turns golden and fragrant with the smell of butter, then turn off the heat.

Final Product

Thus, the crispy fried goby fish with garlic butter is complete. To absorb excess oil, you can place a few pieces of paper on the plate.

The fried goby fish coated with crispy flour combined with garlic butter completely eliminates the fishy smell. This dish is perfect for snacking and chatting with friends or family, or it can also be wonderful with rice.

Preparing the goby fish

Place the goby fish in a basket and gently rub it with your hands to clean off some of the outer scales. Rinse the fish gently with water once more.

Use scissors to cut off the head, tail, and fins of the fish (if any), then remove the fish’s intestines. You should remove the intestines while cutting off the head, and avoid gutting the fish, as gutting will cause the fish to break during cooking.

Continue rinsing with water once more and then place it in a basket to drain. Once the fish is drained, marinate it with 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, 1/3 teaspoon of pepper, and 1 teaspoon of lion powder.

Place the fish in the refrigerator refrigerator for about 10 – 15 minutes to let the fish absorb the flavors.

Dusting the goby fish with flour

Put the crispy frying flour into a food container, then add the marinated goby fish. Only add the fish and discard the marinade to prevent the flour from becoming soggy.

Close the container lid and shake it gently; this method helps the fish to evenly coat with flour and not break apart.

Fried Fish

Place a pan on the stove and add 1 bowl of cooking oil; you can use a deep pan to save oil. Add 2 teaspoons of starch (rice flour) into the pan. This method will prevent oil from splattering during frying.

When the oil is hot, add the fish that has been coated in flour to the pan and fry over medium heat. Use chopsticks to gently stir and flip, continuing to cook until the fish is evenly golden.

Final Product

Fried fish is an incredibly appetizing dish. The fried fish is golden and crispy, infused with delicious spices. With this dish, you can enjoy it with garlic chili fish sauce, serve it with rice, or enjoy it with friends, which is all wonderful.

Prepare the ingredients

You wash the goby fish briefly with salt water, use scissors to cut off the head and tail, then gently remove all the fish’s intestines. You can easily take out the fish’s innards without having to gut it, as gutting fried fish can cause it to break and lose its flavor. After that, rinse the fish with cold water once more and place it in a basket to drain.

Once the fish is drained, marinate it with 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 teaspoon of fish sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of sugar, and 1/3 teaspoon of pepper. Let it sit for about 15 minutes for the fish to absorb the seasonings before frying.

Fry the fish

Place a pan on the stove, add 1 cup of cooking oil, and heat it up. Do not heat the oil too much as it will cause the fish to burn quickly.

Put the frying flour on a large plate. Roll each goby fish through the frying flour, shaking gently to remove excess flour sticking to the fish. Place it in the oil pan and fry for about 10 – 15 minutes until the fish turns golden. Then, remove the fish to a plate and let it drain the oil.

Making fried fish with garlic and chili

Peel the garlic, crush it, and then chop it finely. Wash the chili briefly with water and chop it finely as well.

Heat a pan on the stove and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the chopped garlic and chili to sauté until fragrant. Then add the goby fish to fry until fragrant, and it’s done.

Final product

Fried goby with garlic and chili will be delicious and have an incredibly appealing flavor. The fish is fried to a golden crisp, the fish meat retains its characteristic sweetness, combined with the spicy garlic and chili, it’s truly wonderful for the family meal.