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Preparation
10 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Salad is usually loved by most people for its simple preparation, delicious taste, and easy-to-eat nature. Today, Tastetutorial.com will introduce you to the unique and delicious Thai-style mango catfish salad that everyone loves. Why hesitate any longer? Let’s get cooking right away!
Ingredients for Thai-style Mango Catfish Salad Serves 4 people
Catfish 1 fish (about 1kg) Green mango 1 fruit Carrot 1 piece Lemon 1/2 fruit Chili 2 fruits Vietnamese cilantro 5 sprigs Red onion 6 bulbs Peanuts 50 gr Fish sauce 3 tablespoons Cooking oil 3 tablespoons Common spices a little (Salt/ sugar/ seasoning powder/ monosodium glutamate/ ground pepper)
How to choose fresh ingredients
How to choose fresh catfish
- Prioritize buying live catfish that are active, with intact bodies without wounds or strange white spots.
- Choose catfish that have a round, large body, firm body, and the head and body should be proportionate; larger sizes indicate older catfish, which will have tastier meat.
- Observe the gills; if they are bright red, and when you press the flesh it has good elasticity and firmness, then it is fresh catfish, and you should buy it.
- Avoid buying catfish that have wounds on their bodies, soft and mushy flesh, unpleasant fishy smell, and dark red gills as they are often spoiled, with flaky meat that doesn’t taste good.
How to choose delicious green mango
- Choose green mangoes that have a round, thick waist that tapers towards the tail. Additionally, the outer skin should be a moderate green color, not too dark or too light.
- Prioritize mangoes with intact stems, slightly moist, fresh, and especially if they still have sap, these are freshly picked mangoes.
- When buying, press on the mango; if it feels soft but not hard, then these mangoes have been left too long or are transitioning to the sweet ripening stage, which will not be good for making this salad.
How to choose fresh and delicious carrots
- Choose carrots that are of medium size, straight and elongated towards the tail, with smooth skin, feel firm in hand and slightly hard.
- Select carrots that are a deep, bright orange color, with fresh green leaves firmly attached to the carrot body.
- Avoid carrots with wilted, bruised tops, damaged bodies, slimy parts, dark spots, and if pressed with your hand, they feel soft.
How to make Thai-style mango salad with catfish
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Preparing ingredients
To eliminate the fishy smell and clean the catfish, rinse the fish with diluted saltwater for 5 minutes and then wash it again with clean water, drain, and then use a knife to fillet the fish and cut it into bite-sized pieces.
Marinate the fish with 1 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper, mix well and let it marinate for 15 minutes to absorb the spices.
Cleaning catfish effectively to remove slime and fishy smell:- Method 1: Use a mixture of coarse salt, vinegar or lemon juice to rub all over the fish and then rinse with clean water.
- Method 2: Alternatively, you can use kitchen ash to rub over the fish and rinse it several times with clean water, which also helps remove slime and effectively eliminate the fishy smell.
See details: How to clean catfish effectively to remove slime and fishy smell
Green mango and carrot should be peeled and then cut into thin strips. To make the green mango and carrot crunchier and tastier, soak them in an bowl of ice water for 10 minutes and then drain.
Shallots should be peeled, washed, and sliced thinly. Vietnamese coriander leaves should be picked, washed, and chopped small.
Remove the stem from the chili, wash it, cut one into strips, and finely chop the other.
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Make the dressing
In a bowl, add 4 tablespoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of fish sauce, and the chopped chili.
Squeeze the juice from half a lemon into the bowl, stir well, and adjust the seasoning to taste, and you’ve completed the dressing!
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Roast peanuts
Clean the peanuts, then put the peanuts on a pan, add 1 teaspoon of salt and roast on low heat for about 5 – 7 minutes until golden, let cool, then shell and crush.
Tip: To save time, you can also use pre-roasted peanuts.
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Fry shallots
Place a pan on the stove on medium heat, add 3 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan, when the oil is hot, add the shallots and fry until golden and fragrant.
When the shallots are golden and fragrant, remove them to a bowl.
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Fry catfish
Continuing in the pan where you fried the shallots, add the catfish and fry on medium heat for about 5 minutes until the fish is golden on both sides, then remove it to drain the oil.
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Mixing the salad
You put green mango, carrot in a bowl, add rice paddy herb, fried catfish, fried shallots, sliced horn chili, crushed peanuts, and fish sauce for mixing salad. Then, wear plastic gloves and mix well to enjoy!
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Final product
You arrange the Thai style catfish mango salad on a plate. This dish is a wonderful combination of simple ingredients, creating a salad that is both visually appealing and delicious.
When you eat, you will feel the sour taste of mango fully soaked in the seasoning, crispy catfish, sweet meat, fragrant peanuts, and aromatic fried shallots, which is very tasty, guaranteed you will love it!
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Above is the guide on how to make the Thai-style catfish mango salad that is sweet and sour, crunchy and delicious, loved by everyone. Just a few minutes with an incredibly simple method and you can enjoy this dish right away. Wish you success in making it.
