Vietnamese
Ca Chien Gion (Crisp Pan-Fried Fish)
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Ca Chien Gion (Crisp Pan-Fried Fish) is Vietnamese home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Pat the fish fillets dry and rub all over with the turmeric and salt.
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Let the fish sit 10 minutes to absorb the seasoning.
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Heat the oil in a wide skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering.
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Fry the fish, turning once, until the outside is deeply golden and crisp and the flesh flakes easily, about 4 minutes per side.
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Lift onto a paper towel-lined plate to drain briefly.
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Scatter with scallions and serve hot, with rice and nuoc cham alongside.
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Serve it with
A Vietnamese dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Ca Chien Gion (Crisp Pan-Fried Fish), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something to sip
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What it is eaten with
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Ca Chien Gion (Crisp Pan-Fried Fish) carries fish. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | Yes | Banh Mi Op La (Baguette with Fried Eggs) |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 420 kcal
- Protein
- 36 g
- Carbs
- 1 g
- Fat
- 30 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugar
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 380 mg
- Saturated fat
- 5 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Ca Chien Gion (Crisp Pan-Fried Fish) takes about 20 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is easy going. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. It is at its best in the monsoon, which is when what goes into it is worth buying.
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