Posts tagged fish
Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Fish Soup (Canh Chua Ca)

If you want to experience the authentic flavors of Vietnam's traditional home cooking, try this sweet and sour tamarind fish soup. This vibrant and flavorful soup is made with your choice of fish, tamarind, fresh vegetables and aromatic herbs. Enjoy with steamed white rice for a complete meal.

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Hanoi Fried Fish with Turmeric and Dill (Chả Cá Lã Vọng)

A flavorful dish of fried fish with turmeric and dill, this dish is typically served with rice noodles, peanuts, plenty of fresh herbs and vegetables, and a pungent fermented shrimp dipping sauce. Named after the street in the Old Quarter of Hanoi where it originated, Chả Cá Lã Vọng has become a must-try dish for anyone visiting northern Vietnam.

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Vietnamese Grilled or Baked Snakehead Fish (Ca Loc Nuong)

A grilled or baked fish infused with the flavors of lemongrass and scallion oil, topped with toasted peanuts and served alongside the mother sauce of Vietnam (nước chấm). Enjoy this fish three ways: with a group of people DIY-style with rice paper, as part of a family-style meal with steamed rice, or as an all-in-one noodle bowl.

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Pompano Fish and Sour Bamboo Soup (Canh Ca Chim Mang Chua)

A light and refreshing soup made with delicious white pompano fish, tomatoes, lemon juice, and sour bamboo. Serve this soup in a traditional Vietnamese family-style home-cooked meal.

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Vietnamese Fish Soup with Pickled Mustard Green (Canh Cá Nấu Dưa Chua)

Looking for an easy Vietnamese soup recipe because you’re missing the taste of home and don’t know where to start? Well here it is! Check out this very simple sweet and sour fish soup with pickled mustard green (canh ca dua chua). No need to marinate anything. Toss everything in one pot and you’re done.

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Vietnamese Fried Fish with Soy Sauce (Cá Chiên Xì Dầu)

Ca Chien Xi Dau is a simple Vietnamese-style fried fish with a sweet and savory soy glaze. Lightly marinated fish fried to crispy perfection, this fish recipe is pew-pew-shot-gun-finger-tips delicious. Have this fish with a bowl of steaming hot rice and freshly sliced cucumbers for a quick and delicious meal.

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Vietnamese Sweet & Sour Catfish Soup with Celery (Canh Chua Cá Bông Lau Nấu Cần Tây)

I like to say that to be a true Vietnamese or become an honorary Vietnamese, one must successfully make (1) fish sauce dipping sauce (Nuoc Mam Cham) and (2) sweet and sour soup (Canh Chua). Here is a thorough written recipe with video instructions to help you accomplish the latter.

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Vietnamese Turmeric & Lemongrass Fried Fish Fillets (Ca Chien Sa Nghe)

If you are not a whole fish kind of person, try this fried fish fillet recipe with lemongrass and turmeric. It’s quick. It’s easy. But most importantly, it’s delicious. This fillet fish recipe uses a marinade of fresh minced lemongrass, garlic, turmeric powder, sea salt, fish sauce and as always in Asian cooking, a bit of sugar to balance out the flavor. The fillets are lightly coated with corn starch then pan-fried to crispy perfection.

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