Vietnamese Catfish with Tomato Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 4 catfish or basa fish fillets (about 6 ounces each) , skinned
• 1 (1 pound) can chopped peeled tomatoes
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon brown sugar
• Handful fresh thyme leaves
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

How to cook Vietnamese Catfish with Tomato:

• Saute the onion in a large frying pan, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, sugar, thyme and soy sauce. Bring to boil and simmer for 5 minutes until the sauce is thickening.
• Reduce the heat to a bubble and slip the catfish fillets into the sauce.
• Cover with a lid and simmer for about 8 minutes, until the fish flakes.
• Serve the simmered catfish with boiled plain new potatoes and fresh buttered vegetables.

Note:
The Vietnamese Catfish with Tomato dish is delicious, simple, and really easy to cook.

Comments:
The basa fish, Pangasius bocourti, is a type of catfish found in southeast Asia, mainly in Vietnam. The basa fish is a fresh water fish. These fish are important food fish with an international market. They are often labeled in the United States as basa fish or bocourti.

This recipe for Vietnamese Catfish with Tomato serves/makes: 4

Main Ingredient: Catfish
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Vietnamese