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Braised Fish with Vietnamese Betel Leaves (Cá kho lá mơ)
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Vietnam Authentic home cooking from Vietnam, with US measurements.
Originally published on Cookpad Vietnam as Cá kho lá mơ
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Braised Fish with Vietnamese Betel Leaves (Cá kho lá mơ)

Ngọc Lam
Ngọc Lam @cook_15478661

Braised fish with Vietnamese betel leaves is aromatic and rich. The fish develops a beautiful color, and there’s no strong betel leaf taste. The leaves are so delicious, you might enjoy them even more than the fish!

Braised fish with Vietnamese betel leaves is aromatic and rich. The fish develops a beautiful color, and there’s no strong betel leaf taste. The leaves are so delicious, you might enjoy them even more than the fish!

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Braised Fish with Vietnamese Betel Leaves (Cá kho lá mơ)

Ngọc Lam
Ngọc Lam @cook_15478661

Braised fish with Vietnamese betel leaves is aromatic and rich. The fish develops a beautiful color, and there’s no strong betel leaf taste. The leaves are so delicious, you might enjoy them even more than the fish!

Braised fish with Vietnamese betel leaves is aromatic and rich. The fish develops a beautiful color, and there’s no strong betel leaf taste. The leaves are so delicious, you might enjoy them even more than the fish!

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Ingredients

Serves 4 servings
  1. 1whole fish (such as perch, carp, grass carp, or silver carp—use your favorite):
  2. Sugar, turmeric powder, ginger, chili pepper, Vietnamese betel leaves (lá mơ), fish sauce, salt
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  1. 1

    Lightly pan-fry the fish.

  2. 2

    Add sugar and a little water to a pot and cook until it turns a caramel color.

  3. 3

    Arrange the fish in the pot. Add betel leaves, turmeric powder, chili pepper, ginger, and season with fish sauce and salt to taste.

  4. 4

    Pour in enough boiling water to just cover the fish. Simmer until the liquid is reduced.

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Published in the US on May 07, 2026 14:01

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