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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Southeast Asian >> Vietnamese

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place the sugar in a 1-quart clay pot and add just enough water to barely wet it. Place over moderate heat until the sugar starts to brown, about 3 to 5 minutes. | 2. Stir once, then add the oil and garlic. | 3. Stir for 1 minute, then add the boiling water, fish sauce and catfish pieces. | 4. Turn the pieces so they're evenly coated with the sauce. | 5. Reduce the heat to a soft simmer. Cover and cook for 5 m inutes, until the catfish is firm and almost done. | 6. Uncover, and continue to simmer for another 2 to 3 minutes, until the sauce thickens slightly. | 7. Remove from heat and garnish with the onion, cilantro and pepper. Serve right in the clay pot. | 8. You do not need to use aclaypot, and iron pot will work too. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
sugar	2	tablespoons		110.124	27.5448	0.0	0.0
vegetable oil	1	tablespoon		117.23200000000001	0.0	0.0	13.6
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
gingerroot	1	tablespoon	chopped	268.9784	0.0	59.8401	1.5111
water	1/2	cup	boiling	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
fish sauce	3	tablespoons		18.9	1.9656	2.7324	0.0054
catfish fillet	2/3		cut	268.9784	0.0	59.8401	1.5111
green onion	1		trimmed cut	19.17	4.0754	0.6887	0.3337
cilantro	4	sprigs	cut	2.0444	0.3262	0.1893	0.0462
pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375
chili flake	1/2	teaspoon		268.9784	0.0	59.8401	1.5111

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.