Ca Kho To Vietnamese Caramelized Fish Food

Cá KHO Tộ RECIPE - VIETNAMESE CARAMELIZED & BRAISED FISH

Cá Kho Tộ Recipe - Vietnamese Caramelized & Braised Fish image

This is a Vietnamese classic of caramelized, sweet and salty braised fish with a moutwatering sauce perfect with lots of white rice.

Provided by Hungry Huy

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 15

Ingredients

1 lb catfish filets (bone and skin optional)
salt to clean the fish
2 tbsp oil
5 cloves garlic (minced)
1/2 yellow onion (sliced)
1 tsp salt
1.5 tbsp fish sauce
About 1/2 teaspoon thick soy sauce
1/2 c water
1/2 c coconut juice (or replace water & coconut juice with 1 cup coconut soda)
1 chile (sliced (to taste, optional))
freshly ground black pepper (or add as a final topping when serving)
1 green onions (roughly chopped)
black pepper (freshly ground )
1 red chile (sliced, optional)

Steps:

Generously salt fish and rinse under water to clean it. Set aside to dry.
Add oil to a pan and saute garlic over medium heat until lightly browned.
Layer onion on top, then the fish, evenly spaced.
Add the seasoning & cooking liquid (& optional chiles) and turn the heat to high until boiling. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning.
Bring it to a simmer for ~20 minutes. Adjust seasoning if needed.
Gently flip the filets of fish over and simmer for a final ~10 minutes with the lid partially covered.
Stand there to watch it the final ~10 minutes to prevent it from burning! During this time you can continually spoon the sauce over the fish.
Add green onion during last 2 minutes to wilt & top with sliced chiles, and some freshly ground black pepper.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 397 kcal, Carbohydrate 12 g, Protein 40 g, Fat 21 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Cholesterol 132 mg, Sodium 2393 mg, Fiber 2 g, Sugar 6 g, ServingSize 1 serving

VIETNAMESE FISH SIMMERED IN CARAMEL SAUCE (CA KHO TO)

Vietnamese Fish Simmered in Caramel Sauce (Ca Kho To) image

This is one of my favorite dishes at a local Vietnamese restaurant. I searched around the internet for the recipe and this is what a came up with. I just made this tonight and am quite surprised how close it taste to the restaurant version. It is normally made in a clay pot but a 2-quart saucepan will suffice. Beware, fish sauce is a very pungent ingredient.

Provided by angelcakes

Categories Catfish

Time 50m

Yield 3-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs catfish or 1 1/2 lbs red snapper fillets, cut up into about 4 inch pieces
1/3 cup white sugar
1/4 cup fish sauce (preferably Three Crabs Brand)
4 shallots, thinly sliced
1 tablespoon chopped fresh chili pepper
2 slices ginger, julienned
ground black pepper

Steps:

In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, cook the sugar over low to medium heat, swirling the pan constantly, until brown and caramelized.
Remove pan from heat and stir the fish sauce into the caramel.
It will smoke slightly.
Return the pan to low heat and gently boil for about couple minutes while stirring until the sugar is completely dissolved.
Stir in the shallots, chili and ginger.
Add the fish in the caramel sauce and sprinkle with black pepper.
Bring to a boil.
Reduce the heat to low and cover the pan.
Simmer for 30-45 minutes, turning the fish occasionally and carefully.
Serve with rice.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 375.2, Fat 13.5, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 124.7, Sodium 225.6, Carbohydrate 26.7, Sugar 22.2, Protein 35.2

Cá KHO Tộ (VIETNAMESE BRAISED FISH)

Cá Kho Tộ (Vietnamese Braised Fish) image

This Cá Kho Tộ recipe is the TASTIEST way to slow cook fish. For such a budget-friendly cut, it's incredibly moist and fall apart tender!

Provided by Jeannette

Categories Dinner Lunch Main Course Side Dish

Time 1h30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

650 g / 1.4 lb fish ((preferably in steak form))
3 cloves garlic ((finely chopped))
2 red shallot ((finely chopped))
3 chili ((optional))
2 tbsp fish sauce ((or to taste))
1 1/2 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
1 tsp chicken bouillon powder
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp cooking oil ((with a neutral flavor))
1 US cup coconut water ((or water))
4 tbsp oil
3 tbsp sugar ((or to taste))
spring onion ((finely chopped; to garnish))

Steps:

Combine the fish with the sugar, chicken bouillon powder, pepper, fish sauce and oil as well as half of the garlic and red shallots. Let it marinate for a minimum of 20 minutes.
To make the caramel, heat up a claypot on low heat and add the oil and sugar in. Let it brown and stir in the remaining aromatics for 10 seconds.Note: Work VERY quickly with the sugar because it will burn if left on the heat for too long.
Add the remaining garlic and red shallots to cook for 20 seconds, then pour in the coconut water and turn the heat up to high.
Add the fish in and let it simmer for 30 seconds, then gently flip it over to coat the sauce on the other side. Pour the remaining marinade over it.
Let the fish braise on a low-medium heat for 1 hour or until soft with the lid partially on. The sauce should be slightly thick and sticky when it's done. If you plan to add chili, you can put it in now.Tip: Scoop the sauce onto the fish every 15 minutes to make sure every part is covered.
Garnish with spring onions and serve immediately with hot rice!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 247 kcal, Carbohydrate 13 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 12 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 54 mg, Sodium 610 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 11 g, ServingSize 1 serving