CÁ BỐNG KHO TIÊU(CARAMELIZED FISH IN CLAY POT WITH BLACK PEPPER ).

Công thức:
Cá bống( lớn thì hai con,nhỏ thì 7-8 con)
1 muỗng cafe vun Hành băm.
3-4 tép đầu hành.
Tiêu( tuỳ ăn cay ít nhiều).
2 trái ớt
1 muỗng canh dầu ăn
1 muỗng cafe vun tỏi băm
1 muỗng canh nước mắm
1 muỗng canh bột nêm
2/3 muỗng canh đường
4 muỗng canh nước
Ướp cá với đầu hành đập dập,chút tiêu,tỏi,hành băm, bột nêm,phân nữa đường, nước mắm để cho thấm ít nhất 15 phút.
Bắt tộ lên bếp cho dầu vào cho nóng rồi cho phân nữa đường vào thắng cho ra màu hơi nâu vàng,cho cá vào kho lửa vừa trong 2-3 phút cho vào khoảng 2 muỗng canh nước và ớt kho đến khi cạn nước thì nhắc xuống rắc tiêu.


Công thức cá kho tộ cũng gần giống vậy, chỉ khác là thay nước bằng lon nước dừa tươi, chỉ chế nước dừa vừa đủ ngập cá, kho lửa nhỏ khoảng 20 phút học hơn tuỳ ý thích,rắc hành lá thái nhỏ.


This is a very very popular basic traditional Vietnames dish,we can cook this style with many kind of fish,it is called " CA KHO TO" or "CA KHO KHO"( literally dried stew) or " CA KHO TIEU" ( caramelized fish with black peper) normaly this will be serve with "CANH CHUA"( sour soup).

While pho may be a special treat to eat on occassional weekends, ca kho to is a dish that families routinely eat on a regular basis. The sweet, savory and gooey goodness of the caramelized sauce of this dish is almost good enough to stand on it’s own mixed with plenty of jasmine rice.

In Vietnam, ca kho to is often cooked in a brown clay pot to retain heat and help in the caramelizing process, but this isn’t essential. We like to use our Korean stone pot, but any thick pan or dutch oven that retains heat will do just as well. Typically catfish is used, but really any variety of fish can be used. Catfish is great for braising since it has a higher fat content, rendering it moist but still retaining it’s shape during the braise. Some recipes even call for braising some pork belly with the fish as well. ( the RaVenous couple)
CARAMELIZED FISH WITH BLACK PEPPER
Recipe:
Cat fish or any kind of fish(3 cat fish steaks or two medium like picture or 7-8 small fishes)
1 tsp minced onion
1 tsp minced garlic
Black pepper ( depend on how much you can handle)
2 small chili
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp chicken broth powered
2/3 tbsp sugar
3-4 white part of green onion
4 tbsps water.

Salt the fish with onion,garlic,white part green onion,fish sauce,chicken broth powered, haft of sugar and chill for at least 15 minutes.
Heat the olive oil in clay pot then put the rest of sugar,when the sauce turn golden,put the salted fish cook in high,allow to sear and brown for about 2-3 minutes then pour the water over and cook in medium until the sauce come very thick,turn off.Pringle with black pepper.Serve hot with rice.
CARAMELIZED FISH IN CLAY POT
Same above just replace water with 1 can young coconut juice( only use the coconut juice enough to the level of fish steaks then cook in low for 20 minutes or longer Until the fish turn Caramelize and brown,the sauce come thicker,taste and make adjustment with fish sauce and sugar to make the sweet and salty taste.pringle with chopped green onion.