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Salmon Steak in Caramel Sauce (Vietnamese Ca Kho)

Salmon Steak in Caramel Sauce (Vietnamese Ca Kho) Recipe

A typical Vietnamese rice dinner has a salty meat (thit kho) or fish dish (ca kho), plus a vegetables (blanched vegetables or stir fry) and clear broth soup. This dish is typical of the salty fish dish.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Vietnamese
Calories 259.6 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb salmon steak (or any type of fish steak bone in)
  • 4 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 inches fresh ginger, minced
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper (to taste)

Instructions
 

  • Heat heavy sauce pan (large enough to accomodate fish without overlapping) on medium high.
  • Add sugar, melt and caramelize (you want it brown, but not burnt). Sugar should be brown and very hot.
  • Add minced ginger (be careful, it may sizzle if there's water in the ginger) and stir for about 15 seconds.
  • Add fish sauce and fresh cracked pepper. Stir.
  • Add fish steaks, do not overlap fish to make sure each piece is soaked in the sauce.
  • Cook on medium heat for about 5 minutes. Do not cover. The sauce needs to thicken into a light syrup. If the sauce gets too thick, add a teaspoon of water at a time to thin.
  • Turn fish over and cook for another 4 minutes or until fish is cooked depending on the thickness of your fish steaks.
  • Serve immediate with steamed white rice. The sauce is good on the rice.

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Nutrition

Serving: 135gCalories: 259.6kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 23gFat: 12.3gSaturated Fat: 2.5gCholesterol: 66.9mgSodium: 761.7mgSugar: 12.9g
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