2 people · Medium · 50 min · ₭ Cheap

Catfish steamed with herbs-Lao style is one of the traditional authentic Lao food. The herbs brings aroma, the texture of catfish is soft, the taste of seasoning and the spice from chili. OMG! all combination makes this menu so delicious.

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Ingredients

• 500 g of catfish, cut in pieces
• 6 fresh chili
• 5 cloves of garlic
• 2 stalks of lemongrass, in slices
• 2 Asian red shallots
• 1 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of MSG, optional
• 1 tablespoon of Lao fermented fish sauce (padek), can be replaced by fish sauce or add moresalt
• khao beua (soaked sticky rice pounded)
• 2 tablespoons of sliced green onions
• 2 tablespoons of fresh dill
• 4 tablespoons of dark purple flower basil

Preparation

1. Use a mortar and pestle to roughly pound hot chili, garlic, red shallot, lemongrass, salt, and MSG.

2. Then mix to catfish in a bowl, add Khao Beua, add fermented fish sauce. Following with green onion, dill, and dark purple flower basil.

3. Use banana leaves to wrap and close well. Bring them to steam pot. Steam about 30 mns. Then serve with sticky rice. So good :)