Ca Kho (Braised and Carmelized Catfish)

Entree Vietnamese

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Ingredients

Other Meat Veggie Fruit
nuoc mam catfish onion
pepper shallot
salt


Instructions

instructions
Marinate catfish chunks with salt, pepper, and shallots
Warm up pot with oil enough to cover the bottom of the pot
Add a few spoons of sugar and heat on medium heat, stirring until fully liquid and light brown
Take off heat and stir in minced shallots
Put pot back on burner and stir for few more minutes until shallots golden
Pour in some nuoc mam
Layer the pan bottom with yellow onion strips and sprinkle in pepper
Layer fish on top of onions
Add water up to top level of fish
Cook on medium for 30 min
Add nuoc mam for flavor
Cook on low heat for 30 min until reduce 50% of liquid