Vietnamese food - Turmeric fish with dill recipe - Cha ca La Vong recipe

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Hi guys today I'm making cha ca la vong grilled fish with galangal. By the way I
wanna share with you the recipe to make it. Cha ca la vong is a famous dish in
Hanoi and so many people like it. The ingredients we need first you can
choice like head or catfish. Remove the head and bones. Turmeric powder, ground
galangal root, sour beets, peanuts, sugar, shrimp paste, a cup of fried dough or
flour, spring onion, and dill. I cut the white part of the onion and set it aside.
Now we are gonna cut the fish into small pieces. Here I bought slackhead
because its meat is very chewy and fragrant when fried. After removing the
head and bones it was about 1 kilogram. Put the fish on the big bowl and start
adding spices. Put 3 tablespoons of turmeric powder. It makes fish more
beautiful when fried. Put 3 tablespoons of sugar. Put 6 tablespoons of ground
galangal root. Put 3 tablespoons of sour beets. Put 2 tablespoons of shrimp paste.
Put 4 tablespoons of cooking oil. Then mix them up several times. It's better if
you put on gloves to mix. This makes the seasoning to penetrate better into the
fish. Then put the fish in the fridge or set it aside at least an hour. Cut the
spring onion and dill into short pieces. Then I shred the white part of the onion
flour. Turn on the stove. Put cooking oil in a pan. When the oil is hot put in each
pieces of fish. Fry the fish until it's golden and crispy on both sides. Now we
need a little chopped chili. Put in 3 tablespoons of shrimp paste. Put in 3
tablespoons of sugar. Put in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Stir it up very well and
set it aside. We are gonna add a little of hot cooking oil later. Turn on the
stove. Put 1 1⁄2 cup of peanuts in a pan to roast. Put the cooking oil in a pan.
When the oil is hot take out 3 tablespoons of the hot oil and put them
in the shrimp paste mixture. Put the spring onion and dill in the pan. Put in
the fried fish. Mix them up for one minute and turn off the stove. You can
add a little bit of black pepper if you want. It would be better to eat Chakalapa
when it's hot. You can see the end result is very good. This amount of fish is
suitable for 4 people to eat. You can eat it with vermicelli and vegetables. It's
time to enjoy it. A little vermicelli, a piece of fish, a little bit of shrimp paste,
a little bit of peanut, a little vegetables. It's very delicious. I love
the taste of it.
