Braised catfish, sour soup Western style thanks to Le Tuan Khang is popular

Catfish and Pangasius are both catfish and have many similarities. However, it is not difficult to distinguish them. Catfish in the West are often raised in home garden ponds.

Cleaned and cut catfish into pieces, usually the head is used to cook sour soup, the tail is braised in light sauce - Photo: DANG TUYET

During a livestream evening that attracted 600,000 viewers, Le Tuan Khang invited more than 9 million accounts following his TikTok channel to a meal of sour soup and braised catfish as a thank you.

"If I have the chance, I will ask my mother to cook a meal to treat 9 million followers to dinner with my family. Maybe... I will cook sour soup and braised catfish," said Le Tuan Khang.

Accordingly, many people inferred that the braised fish mentioned by Le Tuan Khang was braised fish. This is a popular fish in the West and has similarities with the content of the videos he posted that mentioned "rainbow" (a creation from the image of the familiar "toilet" of the people here).

The catfish has a long body, straight dorsal margin, flat head, blunt snout, small and short barbels with the upper barbel longer than the chin barbel. Above the base of the pectoral fin is a large black spot, forming a birthmark that can distinguish it from other fish.

Sour soup with many kinds of vegetables and tomatoes - Photo: DANG TUYET

Sour soup and braised catfish mentioned by Le Tuan Khang are two typical Western dishes, with quite simple cooking methods.

First, prepare the catfish by blanching it in boiling water, adding a little salt, scraping off the slime, washing thoroughly, and cutting into small pieces.

For sour soup, you can use dried tamarind or lemon mixed with 1 liter of boiling water, add salt, a little sugar, chili and then cook the prepared fish until done.

Then add bean sprouts, tomatoes, pineapple, okra... then season again to taste and turn off the stove, finally sprinkle with basil leaves (or celery) for fragrance.

Braised catfish is often prepared in the West and served with raw vegetables - Photo: DANG TUYET

Catfish is also often cooked in a light braised dish. Clean the fish, cut into pieces, marinate with caramel, sugar, fish sauce, and salt.

Marinate the fish for about 30 minutes to let the spices soak in and start stewing over low heat for about 3 minutes until the fish is firm. Continue adding cold water (or fresh coconut water) and stew over high heat until boiling, add 2-3 fresh chili peppers.

Wait for it to boil for about 10 minutes, then season to taste, cook for another 10 minutes, then add green onions and turn off the heat.

Vegetables such as pennywort, water spinach, water lily, water mimosa, young banana tree are used to dip fish in light braised sauce - Photo: DANG TUYET

In the past, people in the West often raised catfish in ponds a few hundred meters away from their homes, then built "toilets".

Nowadays, to ensure aesthetics and environmental hygiene, these "toilets" are rarely seen on main roads connecting communes and hamlets.

Many content creators on TikTok have rebuilt "toilets" with equally humorous stories that recall memories associated with many people's childhoods, gaining huge views.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/ca-vo-kho-nau-canh-chua-kieu-mien-tay-nho-le-tuan-khang-ma-hot-20241203213306634.htm