Description
Ca Kho To or Vietnamese Caramelized and Braised Catfish in Clay Pot is a popular Southern Vietnamese dish made out of Catfish braised in coconut water, soy sauce and fish sauce with onions and garlic.
Ingredients
Scale
- 700 g pound catfish, cut into sections
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup coconut water
- 1 red chilli, sliced
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 1 tsp thick soy sauce or kecap manis
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1 stalk spring onion, chopped
- salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- oil
Instructions
- Generously cover fish with salt and set it aside for 15 minutes. Rinse fish with running water then pat it dry with heavy duty paper towels. Set is aside.
- In a wok add oil then sauté garlic until golden brown.
- Add the sliced onion on top of the garlic then place fish on top in one layer.
- Pour the coconut water, water, fish sauce, thick soy sauce and chilli bring to a boil then simmer for 15 minutes covered. Gently turnover fish and simmer for 5 to 10 more minutes uncovered or until liquid has reduced.
- Add the spring onions then serve, top with more chillies if desired.