CÁ CHUỒN CHIÊN NÉN NGHỆ

By Helen Le Published: April 7, 2021

  • Prep: 30 mins
  • Cook: 20 mins
  • Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins

  • Yield: 4-6 Servings

Fried flying fish with turmeric is a common dish in a daily frugal meal of people from central Vietnam. It's an inexpensive dish but the flavor combination is just to die for

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Ingredients
Instructions
  • In a mortar and pestle, combine shallot, cu nen, turmeric, chilli, salt, pepper and stock powder. Crush well.
  • Spread this spice mix over the inside of the flying fish. Then fold the fish in half like a hamburger
  • Leave to sit for about 15 minutes. Tie it up with a piece of banana leaf and fry until it's golden brown on both sides
  • Serve immediately with some rice paper, vegetables and a bowl of sweet & sour fish sauce.

Cu nen  is a special spice in Central Vietnam. It looks like mini onion and is a hybrid between shallot and garlic. The flavor and smell is so unique.