Sarah Banh

Vietnamese Caramelized and Braised Catfish. This dish just screams Southern Vietnamese!

Cá Kho 

Generously coat and rub catfish with salt and rinse with water. Repeat 3x to thoroughly clean catfish.

Prepare the dish: add some oil to a pan and cook down the garlic and shallots until slightly transparent, then add in chilis and sauté for 30 seconds.

Add in the catfish gently and add the rest of the sauce ingredients. Add chopped green onion stalks at the very end

Mix and let simmer for 20 mins then flip. Be careful to move everything around so it doesn’t burn, but be gentle to not break the catfish!

Taste the sauce and see if you need to add more sugar, salt, or pepper.

Be mindful to baste the catfish every so often***

Serve over rice and with steamed veggies. Garnish with the sliced green onions.