To cook this dish, first select a large grouper with a thick layer of meat and fat. After cleaning, cut the fish into pieces and marinate it with sauce, garlic, pepper and chili for 30 minutes. Put the marinated pieces into a clay pot with caramel sauce and braise it until the fish is well-done and the sauce reduced to become a beautiful golden brown and slightly sticky.
Braised grouper in caramel sauce is best served with white rice.
Chefs in Ninh Thuan always use clay pots made by hand by the Cham people to braise fish that keeps the dish hot for a longer time. They add fried pork rind to the dish to make a special taste. |
Story: Son Nghia – Photo: Nguyen Luan