Ca Kho To

Name: Ca Kho To
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 500g fish steaks (catfish or similar); 1/2 cup sugar, for caramel; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 1 tbsp ginger, sliced; 1 chili, sliced

Cá kho tộ/kah kaw toh/

Also known as: Ca Kho, Caramelised Fish in Clay Pot

About this dish

Fish braised in a caramelized fish sauce and sugar mixture, cooked in a clay pot.

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Ingredients

🐟500g fish steaks (catfish or similar)

🍬1/2 cup sugar, for caramel

🍶3 tbsp fish sauce

🫚1 tbsp ginger, sliced

🌶️1 chili, sliced

Method

Serves 2

Melt the sugar in a clay pot or heavy pan until it forms a dark caramel.

Add fish sauce and a little water to the caramel, stirring to combine.

Add the fish steaks, ginger, and chili.

Simmer gently, basting occasionally, until the fish is cooked through and the sauce has thickened and coats the fish.

Serve hot with steamed rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Cá kho tộ is a classic Vietnamese home-cooked dish, valued for its deep caramelized flavor from slow cooking in a clay pot.

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