Cha Ca La Vong (Turmeric Fish with Dill) - Southeast Asian Recipe

Cha Ca La Vong (Turmeric Fish with Dill)

🌍 Southeast Asian, Hanoi Difficulty: ●●●○○

Ingredients

• 600g firm white fish (catfish, cut into chunks)
• 2 tbsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp galangal (minced)
• 1 tbsp fish sauce
• 1 tsp shrimp paste
• oil. **Serve:** rice vermicelli
• fresh dill
• green onion
• peanuts
• nuoc cham
• rice crackers

Method

1. Marinating — Marinate fish with turmeric, galangal, fish sauce, shrimp paste 1 hour.
2. Step 2 — Pan-fry fish in oil until golden and cooked through.
3. Step 3 — At table: place fish in hot pan with oil, dill, and green onion — sizzle tableside.
4. Wrapping — Wrap with noodles, herbs, peanuts; dip in nuoc cham.

Tags: firm white fish, turmeric, galangal, fish sauce, shrimp paste · Source: Brittani's Almanac