Surprisingly, braised fish with pork belly is the 'favorite' dish of soccer player Xuan Son.

GĐXH - In addition to fried banana cake, braised fish with pork belly is one of the typical Vietnamese dishes that football player Nguyen Xuan Son especially loves.

With impressive performances at the ASEAN Cup 2024, Nguyen Xuan Son (real name Rafaelson Bezerra Fernandes, born in 1997) and his teammates brought home the ASEAN Cup 2024 championship trophy for the Vietnamese team. From here, the name Xuan Son also became a hot name on social networks, attracting the attention of millions of Vietnamese fans.

Besides, information on the sidelines of the field such as family and favorite food of the Brazilian player also received special attention from the audience.

If anyone is a 'hardcore' fan of this male player, they are certainly familiar with fried banana cake, the player's favorite dish. Fried banana cake is one of Xuan Son's familiar afternoon snacks. Especially on cold winter days, the golden banana cake, with a crunchy bite, combined with the sweetness of ripe bananas, further 'stimulates' the taste buds of the eater. Each time eating fried banana cake, Xuan Son can eat from 3 to 4 cakes.

Footballer Nguyen Xuan Son and his wife. (Photo: TL)

Recently, the 'Giang Cu Plum' community continued to 'unearth' a 'favorite' dish of football player Xuan Son, which is braised fish with pork belly. This is a typical Vietnamese dish that Nguyen Xuan Son especially loves.

Ms. Huyen (a woman selling braised fish in Nam Dinh) said that soccer player Xuan Son and his wife are "regular customers" of her house. Besides, she also revealed that soccer player Xuan Son really likes to eat braised fish with pork belly at her house. On normal days, he often orders this dish for his family to enjoy with hot rice.

Notably, not only the male player but also his father-in-law, who is of Brazilian origin, was very impressed with this dish and even wanted to learn how to make it himself for the whole family to enjoy.

What is so special about the flavor of braised fish with pork belly that makes the whole family of the young player so "crazy" about it?

There are many ways to make braised fish with pork belly, but how to blend the flavors of fish and meat together perfectly is not easy. How to remove the fishy smell and enhance the rich flavor of fish, while blending the fatty flavor of pork belly, not only requires carefulness when choosing ingredients but also marinating and seasoning is very important. The braised fish with pork belly dish shared by Ms. Hoang Oanh (26 years old from Hanoi) is an example, a delicious, rich, nutritious dish and a good suggestion for your family's meal.

How to make delicious braised fish with pork belly

Ingredients for braised fish with pork belly

– Grass carp: 2kg

– Pork belly: 1.5 kg

– Galangal: 1 root

– Fresh tea leaves: 15 leaves

– Sugar, fish sauce, pepper

– Seasoning

Preliminary steps to make braised fish with pork belly

– Clean the silver carp, remove the intestines, wash with water, soak in diluted vinegar for about 5 minutes, then remove and wash again with clean water. Cut into bite-sized pieces.

– Wash pork belly, cut into 2cm thick pieces

– Peel the galangal, wash it, and slice it thinly.

– Line the bottom of the pot with sliced ​​galangal and half of the tea leaves.

– Arrange fish and meat in the pot, sprinkle pepper, add fish sauce and marinate for about 10 minutes.

– After ten minutes, place the remaining half of the tea leaves on top of the meat and fish.

How to cook braised fish with pork belly

– Boil the fish pot on high heat for about 5 minutes, then add 1 small bowl of water and continue to boil until the water is almost dry, then turn off the stove.

– Let the fish pot cool down, then put it on the stove and continue to boil until the water is gone, the fish and meat are tender, then turn off the stove.

Notes when making braised fish with pork belly

Braised fish with pork belly served with hot rice is incomparably delicious. (Photo: TL)

To have a delicious braised fish with pork belly is not too difficult, you just need to pay attention to small details to make the dish much more attractive:

– Soaking fish in diluted vinegar before cooking will help remove the fishy smell. If you don’t have vinegar, you can also use diluted lemon juice or white wine to rub on the fish.

– For this braised carp with pork belly dish, braising twice will help the meat soften slowly, the fish will cook gradually inside, without breaking. In addition, it also helps the spices soak into the fish and meat.

With the steps to make braised fish with pork belly according to the instructions of the good mother Hoang Oanh, you can have a delicious dish at home to eat with hot rice. Wish you success right from the first time you make it.

Source: https://giadinh.suckhoedoisong.vn/them-mot-mon-an-quen-thuoc-o-viet-nam-khien-cau-thu-xuan-son-khen-khong-ngot-loi-172250115121303823.htm