How to make delicious, bold, and not fishy braised fish with galangal and lemongrass

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3-4 people

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Ingredients for braised fish with galangal and lemongrass

• 800g fish (carp, catfish, …)
• 200g pork belly
• 4 galangal root
• 2 dangerous chili
• 1 piece of ginger
• 4 lemongrass plants
• Spices: Sugar, pepper, monosodium glutamate, salt, fish sauce

How to choose good carp
– To choose fresh carp, you should choose live fish, feel firm when holding it, the pupils of the fish are not opaque, the scales are still firmly attached to the meat and the gills are bright red.

Ingredients for braised fish with galangal and lemongrass

How to make braised fish with galangal and lemongrass

Step 1Preliminary processing of carp

The carp bought for you cut the fish’s fins, gills, scrape the scales and then cut open the fish’s belly to clean the intestines. Next, you cut the fish head and fish tail separately to cook soup or cook other dishes, keeping only the middle part for storage. You divide the middle part into bite-sized pieces and then soak the fish with a little salt to remove the fishy smell.

Tips to remove the fishy smell of carp
– In addition to washing with salt, you can use lemon to rub on fish, wash in diluted vinegar water or wash fish in water to wash rice, …

Preliminary processing of carp

Step 2Process materials

You clean the hair on the skin of the pork belly and then wash it, cut it into bite-sized pieces, do not cut it too small to avoid when the meat is too small to eat.

First, you use a spoon to scrape the ginger skin and then chop the ginger root. The galangal is peeled, washed and thinly sliced. Lemongrass you smash and split in half to make lemongrass more fragrant when cooking.

Process materials

Step 3Make fish stock color water

Make colored water

You make colored water for fish stock by adding 5 teaspoons of sugar to the pan and stirring constantly in low heat until the sugar dissolves and turns brown and thick, then turn off the heat.

Then you add a little water and turn on the stove again, cook until the consistency is reached.

Step 4Fish stocks

Fish stocks

You put about 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in the pot and put all the ginger, galangal, lemongrass and chili prepared in the pan for 3-5 minutes.

Next you add fish and bacon. You season the pot with a little pepper, 2 teaspoons of sugar, 1 teaspoon of MSG, 1 tablespoon of granulated salt, 4 tablespoons of fish sauce and 3 tablespoons of the colored water you made.

Then you put boiling water on the fish face and keep it for 2 hours. When the water starts to boil, you have to skim off the foam so that the braised fish water is clear.

Finished Product

Braised carp with galangal and lemongrass

Braised carp with galangal and lemongrass is not only delicious but also nutritious and warm to the stomach. With just 3 simple steps, you can prepare this delicious dish for the whole family. If you don’t have time but still want to make this fish stock with galangal and lemongrass, you can choose the seasoning package with Aji-Quick braised fish.

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