Ca Kho To

Name: Ca Kho To
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Vietnamese
Ingredients: 600g catfish or firm white fish, sliced; 3 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp fish sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 shallots, sliced; 1 red chilli, sliced; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; spring onions to garnish

A Vietnamese caramelised clay pot fish dish, with catfish braised in a caramel, fish sauce and chilli glaze until deeply savoury.

Total time

30 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Vietnamese

gluten-free

Ingredients

600gcatfish or firm white fish, sliced

3 tbspsugar

3 tbspfish sauce

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2shallots, sliced

1red chilli, sliced

2 tbspvegetable oil

spring onionsto garnish

Instructions

Caramelise sugar in a clay pot or saucepan until deep amber.

Carefully add fish sauce — it will bubble dramatically.

Add garlic, shallot and chilli.

Add fish pieces, turning gently to coat in caramel.

Simmer on very low heat 15–20 minutes, turning once.

Scatter spring onions. Serve with steamed rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

113

Protein

Fat

6.8g

Carbs

12.8g

Fiber

0.5g

Sodium

873mg

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