Vietnamese Chà cà

Ingredients

(4 People)

  • 800g of grouper, sea bass or monkfish
  • 3 cloves of chopped garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of ground or grated turmeric
  • 1 tablespoon of ground galangal
  • 1 teaspoon of curry powder
  • 2 tablespoons of yogurt
  • 3 tablespoons of fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons of sugar
  • 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil
  • 1 bunch of dill
  • ½ lemon
PREPARATION

We can divide the recipe into 2 parts:

  • The marinade (prepared a couple of hours in advance)
  • The side dishes (rice noodles, pickled shallots, peanuts)

 

Step 1

  • Cut the grouper into pieces approximately 2x2 cm.
  • Place in a bowl and add garlic, turmeric, galangal, curry powder, yogurt, fish sauce, sugar, half a bunch of dill, a tablespoon of oil, and mix well. I recommend wearing gloves if you need to grate fresh turmeric. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.

 

Step 2

  • The shallots: slice them thinly, place them in a bowl, and cover with rice vinegar or another mild vinegar. Let them marinate in the refrigerator for half an hour to an hour.

 

Step 3

  • There's nothing special to do with peanuts unless you have to shell them!
  • Slice the scallion stalks (the green part).
  • To cook the rice noodles, follow the package instructions.

 

Step 4

  • Heat a large frying pan over high heat.
  • Add the remaining oil and, once hot, cook the fish until done. Remove the fish, squeeze lemon juice over it, and add the remaining herbs.
  • To serve, in Vietnam each person "makes their own bowl": filling it with rice noodles, fish, peanuts, shallots, etc.

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