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One of the easiest yet tastiest homemade recipes to have on your table. The Vietnamese style deep-fried tilapia set is the perfect recipe to have at the back of your mind as a last-minute dish. The key lies in the marinade.
Vietnamese fried tilapia is best served with a bowl of hot rice. You can also make a fish dipping sauce to go with this beautiful dish! Without further ado, let’s jump into the recipe for this Viatnamese style deep-fried tilapia set!
Ingredients:
- 1 tilapia fish
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
- ¼ cup of vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup chopped lemongrass
- ¼ cup of corn starch
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground turmeric
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
Direction:
- Clean the fish thoroughly and pat dry with paper towels. Then, make several diagonal slashes into the fish on each side.
- In a small bowl, combine salt, pepper, lemongrass, garlic, turmeric and red pepper flakes.
- Rub the mixture on both sides of the fish, including in-between the slits and cavity. Then, dust the fish with a light layer of corn starch.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan or skillet on medium-low. Add the fish and fry for about 5 – 6 minutes with the lid covered.
- Flip the fish and cook the other side, covered for another 5 minutes. Make sure or both sides are crispy and golden brown.
- Remove the lid and turn up the heat to medium-high and fry for another 1 – 2 minutes on each side. This is so the skin will be fully crisp.
- Transfer the fish to a plate lined with paper towels to drain excess oil.
- Serve with tomatoes, fresh lettuce and steamed rice. Enjoy!
There you have it – a great recipe on Vietnamese Style Deep-fried Tilapia Set. I sincerely hope you worked up an appetite for this cause you’re in for a real treat! You can also check out other recipes for Tilapia such as Sweet and Sour Tilapia, and Thai Grilled Tilapia with Salt.
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