Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa is 2 people. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

Just in addition, the time it takes to cook Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa estimated approx 30 minutes plus marinading time.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa using 23 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Chả Cá is a dish originating from Hanoi, a bustling and vibrant city located on the banks of the Red River in Vietnam. Hanoi's French-colonial buildings nestle amongst ancient pagodas and unique museums. This metropolis is known for its delectable cuisine with a melange of flavours from China, Russia and France representing its historic past.

During the French colonial era in the late 19th century, the Doan family served a dish of fried fish, noodles and herbs to the revolutionaries. This dish Chả Cá (Chả is grilled and chopped and Cá is fish) became so popular the family opened a restaurant in Hang Son (Paint) Street. It was soon copied and various Chả Cá eateries opened in the same street which has been officially renamed Chả Cá Street to venerate this iconic dish.

Today it is a bustling street with spider webs of exposed electric wiring hanging overhead and the street is lined still with restaurants competing to sell the best Chả Cá. This dish usually has crispy turmeric-marinated hemibagru, a genus of catfish, that is lightly cooked over charcoal then served on a hot plate with scallions and and bowls of vermicelli rice noodles, dill and peanuts.

I’ve tried to replicate this elegant dish using meaty swordfish marinaded in earthy spices, fish sauce, peanut oil and replaced pungent shrimp paste with anchovies. The fish is fried in its own marinade then served on a bed of earthy beetroot noodles, wilted pak choi, red peanuts and fresh herbs from my garden.

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa:

1. 400 g firm white fish
2. 100 g beetroot or vermicelli noodles
3. 1 head pak choi
4. small handful of red peanuts (unsalted)
5. herbs such as Thai basil, coriander, dill and mint
6. herb flowers such as chive, fennel, rosemary (optional)
7. Marinade:
8. 1 garlic clove, peeled
9. 2 ” piece turmeric, peeled
10. 2 ” piece of ginger, peeled
11. 1/2 red chilli
12. pinch coarse salt
13. 2 anchovies
14. 1 tbsp fish sauce
15. 1 tbsp peanut or groundnut oil
16. Dipping sauce:
17. 2 tbps (30ml) lime juice
18. 2 tbsps (30 ml) water
19. 1 tsp fish sauce
20. 1 tsp rice wine vinegar
21. 1 tsp sugar
22. 1/2 clove fresh garlic, finely grated
23. 1/2 red chilli, finely grated

Steps to make to make Chả Cá Lã Laa-Laa

1. Marinade: Chop the garlic, turmeric, ginger and chilli and add to a pestle and mortar with the salt and anchovies. Add the fish sauce and oil and pound gently. Place in a medium sized bowl. Skin and cut the white fish into chunks and place in the marinade, stir and set aside for at least 30 minutes but can marinade up to 4 hours.
2. Dipping sauce: Mix all the ingredients and place in a small bowl. Cook the noodles as per the instructions. Wilt the pak choi in a pan with a little water for 2 minutes. Dry roast the peanuts until slightly charred and fragrant.
3. Remove the fish from the marinade and fry in a pan in the marinade juices for 3 minutes ten turn and cook for a further 2-3 minutes until cooked through and slightly charred on the outside but juicy on the inside.
4. Divide the noodles between two bowls, add the pak choi, fried fish and herbs and sprinkle with the herb flowers. Serve with a bowl of dipping sauce on the side.

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