🇻🇳 Vietnamese

White Fish Xao Toi

Name: White Fish Xao Toi
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 14 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 6 cloves Garlic; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 1 tsp White Pepper; 1 tbsp Oyster Sauce; 2 tbsp Fish Sauce; 4 cloves, minced Shallots; 500 g White Fish; 2 tbsp Neutral Oil

🇻🇳 Vietnamese

High heat, big flavour: white fish seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. About 14 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 10 min Cook 4 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic6 cloves
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
White Pepper1 tsp
Oyster Sauce1 tbsp
Fish Sauce2 tbsp
Shallots4 cloves, minced
White Fish500 g
Neutral Oil2 tbsp

Optional extras

Mint Leaveshandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Get your wok ripping hot and add the Neutral Oil — it should shimmer instantly.
2
Toss in the shallots and white pepper for 15 seconds, no longer, so they perfume the oil without burning.
3
Add the white fish and stir-fry hard, keeping everything moving until just cooked through.
4
Throw in the bell pepper and spring onions, then splash in the fish sauce around the edge of the wok.
5
Toss twice more, kill the heat, and serve immediately over steamed rice — a stir-fry waits for no one.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Cá kho - Vietnamese Caramelized Fish | Helen's Recipes · on YouTube