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CHA CA (Marinated Grilled Fish with Rice Vermicelli)

INGREDIENTS………………………………..

• Catfsh (can also use snakehead or sturgeon) 1kg
• Green onions 100g
• Dill 4 tbsp
• Fermented rice 1 tbsp
• Shrimp paste 1/4 tbsp
• Turmeric powder 1
• Galangal enough
• Salt, fsh sauce, sugar, seasoning 3 tbsp
• Cooking oil

SERVE WITH………………………………..

• Rice vermicelli 1kg
• Roasted peanuts handful
• Herbs 300g
• Shrimp paste 3 tbsp
• Lime 2
• Chili 2
Squeeze fermented rice and shrimp paste through a fne cloth and reserve the liquid. Cut dill into 3cm-long pieces. Pound galangal into pieces
Wash the fsh, patting dry with a clean cloth. Cut fsh into medium pieces. Keep the fat.
Marinate fsh with turmeric powder, galangal, dill, salt, fsh sauce, sugar, seasoning and the juice from the fermented rice and shrimp paste for 2h
Grill marinated fsh over hot charcoal. You can also fry fsh in a frying pan
Put the fat from the fsh into a pot and cook until it melts. Add the grilled/fried fsh along with the green onion and dill into the pot and stir until the fsh is well-cooked. Enjoy immediately with roasted peanuts, rice vermicelli, and shrimp paste mixed with lime juice.