Vietnamese · Seafood

Cà Kho Tộ

Name: Cà Kho Tộ
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 600g firm white fish; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 2 tbsp sugar; 2 shallots; 2 garlic cloves; 1 tsp black pepper; 150ml coconut water; 1 tbsp oil

Servings

Ingredients

firm white fish600g
fish sauce3 tbsp
sugar2 tbsp
shallots2
garlic cloves2
black pepper1 tsp
coconut water150ml
oil1 tbsp

Original recipe serves about 4.

Method

1
Marinate fish with half the fish sauce and pepper 15 minutes.
2
Heat sugar with 1 tbsp water until amber; add coconut water carefully, remaining fish sauce, shallots and garlic.
3
Add fish and oil and simmer gently 15–20 minutes, spooning sauce over, until fish reaches 63°C.

House recipe