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Vietnamese Caramelized Claypot Salmon

Name: Vietnamese Caramelized Claypot Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 500 g Salmon steaks or fillets, skin-on; 200 ml Coconut water, unsweetened; 2 tbsp Halal fish sauce; 2 tbsp Palm sugar or brown sugar; 2 head Shallots, thinly sliced; 3 clove Garlic, minced; 1 piece Bird's eye chili, halved lengthwise; 0.5 tsp Coarse black pepper; 2 stalk Scallions, cut into 1-inch lengths

Rich salmon steaks simmered in an aromatic dark sugar and coconut caramel glaze accented with crushed black pepper and bird's eye chili.

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 20 min
Total: 30 min

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Technique to learn

Nước Màu (Caramel Sauce Braising)

Melting dry sugar into liquid caramel to serve as both a rich color base and flavor anchor for slow-simmered proteins.

Instructions

Step 1: Heat the sugar and 1 tablespoon of water in a clay pot or deep pan over medium-low heat without stirring until it melts into a rich amber caramel sauce.
Step 2: Add the sliced shallots and minced garlic to the amber caramel, stirring constantly for 30 seconds until fragrant.

Step 3: Pour in the coconut water and halal fish sauce, stirring until the caramel dissolves completely into a bubbling braising liquid.

Step 4: Nestle the salmon steaks into the liquid, add the halved chili, and reduce heat to low.

Step 5: Simmer gently uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes, turning the salmon once, until the liquid reduces into a sticky dark sauce coating the fish.

Step 6: Garnish with black pepper and scallions before serving hot with steamed jasmine rice.

Cooking tips

Watch the caramel melting closely; pull it from heat as soon as it reaches a deep golden hue to prevent burning.
Using thick fish cuts prevents them from breaking apart during braising.
Original home-cooking adaptation inspired by Vietnamese; regional versions vary.
Use halal-certified meat, poultry, stock, sauces, cheese and other processed ingredients. Check labels and avoid cross-contamination. Recipe screening is not halal certification.

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