Recipe

Southern Vietnamese Catfish Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Abermouse / All my dishes 1 year, 9 months ago My best friend Melanie is a great cook and made this for me one night. Here is her recipe. That is not us in the photo to the left by the way, I just liked the picture of these chicks catching giant catfish... Prep:20m Cook:10m Servings:2	Abermouse
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Ingredients

2 Tbsp Brown Sugar

1 Tbsp sesame oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

1/2 c boiling water

3 Tbsp Nuoc Mam (Fish Sauce)

1 lb catfish filets, cut in thirds

2 scallions , chopped

4 sprigs coriander (cilantro)

1/2 tsp. black pepper

1 thai chili, finely chopped

fresh ginger to taste

Directions

Heat sugar in pot with enough water to wet it. Heat over medium for 3-5 minutes. Stir once. Add garlic, ginger, oil and chili. Stir for 1 minute.

Add boiling water, fish sauce, and catfish. Turn pieces so they're evenly coated. Reduce to simmer, cover, and cook 5 minutes.

Uncover, cook 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat.

Garnish with black pepper, scallions and coriander (cilantro).

Serve with rice and steamed cabbage... adding a little vietnamese hot sauce, Sriracha, is a must for people who want it spicy and authentic.

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Comments

chefmal 1 year, 9 months ago said:
Wow, if I liked ginger, I'd be all up on this like white on rice. I can't seem to cook catfish for my life. This sounds different, in fact, it fueled me to look up what nuoc mam is and I found this for you, in case you wanted to make your own.

http://www.recipezaar.com/34395

Great post!