Sturgeon is raised successfully in the provinces of Sa Pa, Kon Tum and Binh Thuan in Vietnam . The tough, white meat of this fish has a sweet and slightly greasy taste.

Sweet and sour sturgeon .

Sturgeon is usually prepared in one of nine different ways, such as frying, grilling, added to a hot-pot and more, yet each method is mixed with different dressings and spices that create a distinctive flavour.

For the gilled sturgeon, the fish is mixed with some special spices and grilled over charcoal until it becomes brown. The dish is served with rice vermicelli, basil and fish sauce mixed with red pepper. Sturgeon hot-pot is also very popular thanks to the fact that this method tenderizes the meat and the sweet and sour broth is delicious. The sauced sturgeon is soft and salty, suitable to be served with rice.

Ingredients:

(Serves 4)

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Sturgeon: 1.5kg

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; White wine: 100g

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Red pepper, seasoning, salt, dried onion, garlic, oyster oil, sesame oil, cooking oil, pineapple, star-fruit, ginger, green banana, salad and basil

Preparation:

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Clean the fish, cut it into large pieces and then slightly cut on the surface of each piece.

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Grind dried onion, garlic and red pepper and mix with salt, oyster oil, sesame oil and cooking oil.

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Grind the ginger and mix with the white wine and squeeze for its juice.

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Marinate the fish in this mixture for 15 minutes and grill over charcoal until they become brown.

-nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Served hot with rice vermicelli and fish sauce mixed with lemon and red pepper.

Address:

Cuu Ngu Lau Restaurant

413 Au Co, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Email: info@cuungulau.com

Tel: 04.37192888 – 0903268888

Website: www.cuungulau.com

Story by Bich Van - Photos by Nam Suong

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