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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ngân fish is a specialty fish of the Da River with tender, delicious, boneless meat that is easy to prepare. Today, Tastetutorial.com will guide you on how to make delicious, unique, and appealing fish cakes. Let’s cook and immediately make this fried dish!
Ingredients for Ngân Fish Cake For 5 servings
Ngân fish 1 kg Ground pork 500 gr Chicken eggs 3 eggs Dill 3 sprigs Spring onions 4 sprigs Red onions 8 bulbs Crispy frying flour 2 tablespoons Fish sauce 1/2 tablespoon Cooking oil 100 ml Common seasoning a little (seasoning powder/ sugar/ salt/ pepper)
What is Ngân fish?
- Ngân fish is a white fish species, boneless, with intestines as thin as a thread and also white, the meat is chewy when cooked and doesn’t fall apart, very sweet to eat.
- Typically, the fish will be slightly larger than a bean sprout, with the largest ones only about the size of a chopstick, living in schools.
- Ngân fish usually lives in the Da River and only appears during one season of the year around April – May in the solar calendar.
How to choose fresh and delicious Ngân fish
- When buying, you should choose fish with a long, elongated body, translucent white color, soft flesh with good elasticity, and not mushy.
- To buy the best Ngân fish, you should select live fish and purchase them in season!
- You should avoid choosing fish that show abnormal signs like bloating, weak swimming, or pale color, with a fishy smell or a slight ammonia-like odor.
How to choose fresh and delicious pork
- For whole pieces of pork, first, you should pay attention to the color. The desirable color of good pork is bright pink, not too red or too pale. If the pork is pale, greenish, and has a foul smell, it is spoiled, and you should not choose this type of meat.
- Pork that is firm and has high elasticity is good meat. You can test by pressing your finger into the meat; if it bounces back immediately, is not slimy, and does not release water or juice, then it’s good.
- For pre-minced pork, you should buy from reputable stores or supermarkets.
- You should choose pork with a good balance of lean and fat so that your dish does not become dry and is not too greasy.
- You can buy pork to grind at home using a meat grinder or buy pre-minced as mentioned in the article!
How to choose fresh and delicious eggs
- Fresh chicken eggs usually have a dark brown shell, even in color, without cracks and no black spots. Older chicken eggs have a pale shell and more black spots.
- Additionally, you can use your hand to touch the surface of the eggshell; if the surface is rough and slightly coarse, it is a fresh chicken egg, while a smooth surface indicates the egg has been stored for quite some time.
- Do not buy chicken eggs if, when held up to the light, you see a large air cell, the yolk is red, and has veins, as this indicates the egg is old.
How to prepare Fish Cake
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Prepare the ingredients
Wash the fish thoroughly and soak it in diluted saltwater for about 5 – 10 minutes, then rinse with clean water and let it drain.
Effective methods to remove fishy smell- Method 1: Soak the fish in rice water for about 15 – 20 minutes. Then take it out and rinse it with clean water.
- Method 2: Soak the fish for about 5 – 10 minutes, then wash the fish with water before cooking.
- Method 3: Soak crushed ginger with the fish in water for about 5 minutes, then take it out and rinse it with clean water.
See details: 7 tips to easily and effectively remove fishy smell
Chives and dill should be cut off at the roots, washed, and cut into sections. Shallots should be peeled, washed, and sliced thinly.
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Mix the filling
Add fish, ground pork, chopped green onions, dill, and sliced shallots into a bowl, mix well until the ingredients are combined, then crack 3 eggs into it.
Mix well and add 1/2 tablespoon of seasoning, 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1/3 teaspoon of salt, 1/2 tablespoon of fish sauce, and 2 tablespoons of batter mix. Mix well and marinate for 15 minutes.
Tip: To make the fish cake tastier, you should adjust the ingredients according to your family’s taste!
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Frying the fish cake
First, you shape the mixed fish paste into small, flat round pieces and place them in a pan with 100ml of cooking oil, fry over medium heat for about 3 minutes on each side until both sides are golden brown, then turn off the heat, take them out, and let them drain.
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Final product
The fried fish cake will be crispy, fatty, sweet, and fragrant, served with various herbs and dipped in chili sauce or enjoyed with hot rice, which will be fantastic!
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*Refer to the recipe and images from the YouTube channel Minh Hiền – BẾP NÚC THƯỜNG NGÀY
