Delicious and Flavorful Braised Snakehead Fish in Clay Pot that is Extremely Appetizing with Rice

How to cook Braised Snakehead Fish

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  Prepare and marinate the snakehead fish

  To clean and eliminate the fishy smell of the snakehead fish, you need to scrape off the scales, cut the fins and tail, and remove the intestines.

  Then soak the fish in diluted salt water for about 5 minutes, rinse it thoroughly with water, and finally make a few slashes on the fish’s body with a knife.

  Effective ways to eliminate fishy smell

  • Using salt: Add a little salt to the diluted water, soak the fish for about 15 minutes, and rinse thoroughly with water.
  • Using rice washing water: Soaking the fish in rice washing water can also effectively help to eliminate the fishy smell.
  • Using alcohol: Soak the fish in water containing a little alcohol or lemon juice for about 15 – 20 minutes, then rinse clean.

  See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively eliminate the fishy smell of fish

  Marinate the fish with 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1/3 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 1/3 teaspoon of pepper, 3 teaspoons of fish sauce, 3 teaspoons of cooking oil, 1 teaspoon of dark soy sauce, and 3 teaspoons of sugar.

  

  

  

  
• 2

  Preparation and marinating meat

  Pork belly bought home is scrubbed clean with a little salt, then rinsed with water, drained, and cut into small pieces about the size of a finger joint.

  How to clean pork belly to be fresh and odor-free

  • To completely eliminate the unpleasant odor of pork belly, before preparing the dish, briefly dip the piece of meat in boiling water for about 2 minutes, then take it out and rinse with cold water.
  • Another useful tip is that you can add a little white wine to the water for blanching the pork. The wine effectively removes the unpleasant smell.

  See details: Tips for removing unpleasant odors from various types of meat that women should know

  Marinate the meat with 1/2 teaspoon of coloring sauce, 1/4 teaspoon of monosodium glutamate, 2 teaspoons of fish sauce, 1/4 teaspoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of cooking oil, and 1/4 teaspoon of pepper, then mix well.

  

  

  
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  Preparation of other ingredients

  Garlic is minced. Shallots are sliced thin. Green onions are washed clean and then chopped finely.

  

  
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  Sauté the ingredients

  Place a pan on the stove and add 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, add garlic, shallots, and green onions, then add 150ml of water along with 2.5 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 teaspoons of rock sugar and sauté until boiling, then strain the ingredients and keep the water.

  

  
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  Braised fish

  Put the meat in a clay pot and place it on the stove, sauté until the meat is cooked, then add half of the ingredients that were just boiled, stir well and remove the meat.

  Continue to add the fish along with the remaining ingredients, braise and stir the fish over high heat for about 5 – 10 minutes, then add half of the sautéed meat with the ingredient sautéing water, adjust to medium heat and braise for about 15 minutes.

  Reduce to low heat, add the remaining meat, and braise for about 25 minutes until the sauce thickens, then add green onions and a little pepper to finish.

  Tip: To give the dish a nicer color, you can add 1/2 teaspoon of coloring sauce while braising.

  

  

  

  
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  Final Product

  The braised snakehead fish dish when completed will be extremely attractive and will go perfectly with rice, featuring a rich, delicious braising sauce along with tender fish and pork belly that is not fishy, making you remember it with just one bite. The braised fish served with hot rice is unbeatable.