We do not often eat spicy food, but this spicy mackerel still helped me easily and quickly finish two bowls of steamed rice. If you like it very spicy, you can use tiny (Thai) chilies, which are often very hot. If you like it even hotter, I think tabasco pepper sauce or cayenne pepper also go well with this Vietnamese dish. (Though most Vietnamese people don’t know of tabasco pepper and cayenne).
King mackerel is very lean and, if not cooked into a good dish, it is not so palatable to eat. In general, I like fish more than meat, so I am always eager to try more new dishes with fish. This is one of the recipes with king mackerel that I love.
Ingredients (serves 2)
- 1 steak king mackerel
- 1 large chili, finely chopped
- 1 shallot, finely chopped
- 3-4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tbs fish sauce
- dash of chili powder (optional)
- 1 tbs sugar
- salt, pepper
- cooking oil
Cooking:
- Clean the fish steak, pat dry and sprinkle with some salt and ground pepper on both sides. Let stand for 10 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a small frying pan, fry the fish steak until golden on both sides.
- Combine the chili, shallot, garlic, fish sauce, chili powder (if using), sugar and ground pepper. Pour this mixture over the fish steak and cook over low heat, turn several times to coat the fish evenly with spices. Cook until the "sauce" is thickened.
- Serve hot or warm.
Simone (junglefrog) on Wed, 28th Oct 2009 10:35 pm
This looks delicious! I love fish too but because I didn’t grow up with eating fish it took me a long time before I actually liked it and now I love it. This looks absolutely gorgeous!
Vipas on Thu, 29th Oct 2009 5:19 pm
I really think your chiffon cakes are lovely and baked to perfection especially the surface of the cakes they are very evenly baked to brown colour. I would appreciate if you could kindly advise me which type of tube pan you are using for your chiffon cakes. I don’t like the normal aluminium tube pan which is light and very difficult to wash after removing the cake also my chiffon cakes alway stick to the side of this low quality aluminium tube pan. Looking forward to hear from you. My email address as indicated above. Thank you in advance.
Kokotaru on Thu, 29th Oct 2009 8:42 pm
When I was small, I didn’t like fish as most fish in Vietnam are fresh water fish which have a lots of tiny bones, that scares children. Since I knew eating fish would be healthier than most meat, I started to cook more dishes with fish and now I really like fish.
Kokotaru on Thu, 29th Oct 2009 8:58 pm
@Vipas: Unexpectedly, the tube pan I am using is an aluminum one, and it’s my first and only tube pan till now. So far I have no trouble with this one. Yes the cake does stick to the side of the pan after it falls down (when you turn the pan up side down to remove the cake), but after soaking it in water for a few minutes, I can wash it quite easily. For chiffon cake, I think it’s not advisable to use nonstick pan as the cake needs to “climb” up and keep its shape.
Vipas on Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 12:12 pm
Thank you so much for your reply. I am more confident now to use my aluminum tube pan as you have the same issue as mine. You are very fortunate to have your love one to help you with the washing up after you finished baking. Happy Baking & Blogging.
Kokotaru on Tue, 3rd Nov 2009 3:44 pm
You’re welcomed Vipas. I also think that I’m lucky to have a husband who is always willing to share the works in the kitchen, he even doesn’t mind do the cleaning up, however it’s not the reason I would take advantage of him as he has his own works to do
Tu Le on Tue, 23rd Mar 2010 9:15 am
As far as i know, there are four types of fish everyone should not eat too much: king mackerel, shark, tilefish and swordfish. I really love eating mackerel but i start eating it less often.:(
Kamaka on Wed, 4th Aug 2010 7:20 pm
This recipe looks absolutely delicious! We here in Hawaii love fish too, and this is the kind of recipes that would be a hit here in the islands! I just got to give this recipe a try the first change I get!
Kamaka on Wed, 4th Aug 2010 7:22 pm
Oh and , tell your husband did a fantastic photographic job! Give him a nice pat on the back! or a Kiss. lol