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Post:Selina Nguyen - Duong Thuy
1. Sicilian Sea Bass
This is a delicacy of the Sicilian people - Italy, which combines the unique contrast between the sweetness of the meat and the refreshing taste of the accompanying sauce. The dish is elaborately prepared with many steps such as frying the fish to make the skin crispy without breaking the fish, and the accompanying vegetables will be carefully baked in the oven. Another special feature of this dish is the creamy mashed potatoes that will be served with the fish, creating a unique combination of flavors.
Ingredient:
• Sea bass fillet, potatoes, cherry tomatoes, berries and olive oil, garlic, capers
• Frisee lettuce, radicchio lettuce, and iceberg lettuce, basil leaves
How to prepare:
• Sauce: Heat the oil in a large pan, then add the chopped garlic, chopped olive oil and capers. Stir for a few minutes then add the lemon zest and basil.
• Soak cherry tomatoes in olive oil with minced garlic and basil leaves. Let it soak then put in the oven at 100 degrees Celsius
• Peel potatoes, steam until cooked, then mash with cream and butter. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Cut the sea bass fillets into bite-sized pieces and season with salt and pepper. Heat the olive oil in a pan, then place the fish back-side down and fry until the skin is crispy. Turn the fish over and fry for another 2-3 minutes until cooked through.
Present:
Sea bass is placed on a bed of mashed potatoes, drizzled with special sauce and topped with a green salad. The dish is also garnished with cherry tomatoes, olives and sauce to create decorative designs.
You can enjoy this dish at:
InterContinental Hanoi Westlake Hotel
- 1A Nghi Tam, Tay Ho, Hanoi
- Tel: 04. 6270 8888
- Website:www.intercontinental.com/hanoi
2. Avocado shrimp cocktail
This used to be a special dish of Parisians, with the combination of the gentle red and white color of shrimp, the fresh green color of basil, mixed with the bright red color of tomato sauce and chili sauce. The sweet and fatty taste of shrimp meat when combined with avocado cocktail sauce and a little salad on the side creates an attractive dish with many flavors, both strange and familiar. It is a piece of rustic shrimp meat with the sour and spicy taste of orange, lemon and chili, the fatty and spicy taste of mayonnaise and wine.
Ingredient:
- 300 gr shrimp, 300 gr butter, 100 gr mayonnaise, 0.05 gr tomato sauce, 0.05 gr chili sauce, 0.05 gr tabasco
- Orange juice, lemon juice, salt, pepper, olive oil, basil and wine
How to prepare:
- Steam fresh shrimp (steam until about 80% cooked), then remove and soak in cold water. While waiting for the shrimp to drain, make the sauce.
- From the main ingredients including mayonnaise, orange juice, chili sauce, tomato sauce, wine and especially tapasco mixed together to create a pink-red sauce with a sour, spicy, aromatic and strong taste that stimulates the taste buds.
Present:
Place the shrimp on a plate and drizzle with the sauce, garnish with lettuce, basil and chilli.
You can enjoy this dish at:
Sunrise Hoi An Resort
- Cua Dai Beach, Hoi An, Quang Nam
- Tel: 0510. 393 7777
- Website:www.sunrisehoian.vn
3. Lobster with garlic butter sauce
Lobster meat is firm, sweet and rich, combined with the rich aroma of butter and garlic, creating a luxurious, eye-catching and attractive dish, suitable for parties to entertain family and friends. According to culinary connoisseurs, eating lobster with garlic butter sauce and white wine of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety will help to enhance the flavor of the dish many times over.
Ingredient:
500g lobster, 100g butter, 40g garlic, 3 lemons, 150g lettuce, 10g parsley, 50g sprouts, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper.
How to prepare:
Clean the lobster, split it in half with a sharp knife, remove the black vein, marinate with salt, pepper and garlic, then pan-fry with butter and bake.
Bake the whole garlic until cooked, then mash with coriander leaves, butter, salt, pepper and L&P sauce, Tabasco sauce. While baking, brush the garlic butter sauce on top. The heat from the oven makes the garlic butter sauce melt, giving it a golden color, looking very eye-catching and giving off a fragrant aroma.
Present
Take the grilled lobster with garlic butter out and serve with grilled lemon, lettuce, and bean sprouts.
You can enjoy this dish at:
Cafe Lautrec Restaurant
- Hotel de l'Opera
- 29 Trang Tien, Hanoi
- Tel: 04. 6282 5555
- Website:www.hoteldelopera.com
4. Grilled basa fish with salt
Grilled basa fish with salted salt will be a new experience that Park View restaurant offers to Travellive readers. This dish also contains a lot of micronutrients and nutritional minerals that help nourish the brain, nourish the heart and help lose weight very well. When eating basa fish, reward yourself with a glass of Chardonnay or Sauvignon Blanc. Then, your senses will open up to enjoy the wonderful culinary flavors.
Ingredient:
Basa fish: 1 fish; fennel seeds: ½ teaspoon; white pepper: ½ teaspoon; salt: 250 gr; ear spices: 1; lemon juice: 1; eggs: 8; olive oil: 20 ml; fennel: 30 gr.
How to prepare:
- Separate the egg whites, beat them until fluffy, then add fennel seeds, thyme and peppercorns into the mortar and pound until smooth, continue to season with salt and chopped fennel while pounding. Once the egg whites are beaten well, mix them into the above mixture and add the lemon zest.
- Wash the fish intestines thoroughly, dry the fish with a clean towel. Cut a lemon in half, squeeze the juice and sprinkle lightly on the basa fish. Place the fish on a baking tray (it's best to put a sheet of baking paper underneath the fish), pour the egg white mixture around the entire body of the fish.
- Bake the fish in the oven at 150 degrees Celsius for 35 - 45 minutes.
Present:
Place the fish on a large plate and garnish with ½ lemon and drizzle with olive oil.
You can enjoy this dish at:
Park View Restaurant
- New World Saigon Hotel
- 76 Le Lai Street, District 1, HCMC
- Tel: 08. 3829 4000
- Website:www.newworldhotels.com
5. Hong Kong shark fin soup
In Hong Kong culinary culture, shark fin soup is considered one of the "eight treasures" - eight rare delicacies that are both nutritious and beneficial to health or cure certain diseases. The soup has a sweet taste of spices and a rich taste of crab fat.
Ingredients (for 2 servings)
20g shark fin, 100g shredded crab meat, 2 shiitake mushrooms, 2 tablespoons tapioca starch mixed with ½ cup of water, 4 boiled and peeled quail eggs, 2 chicken eggs, ½ chicken (about 700g), fish sauce, pepper, ginger, minced onion and garlic, coriander, sesame oil, soy sauce and a few slices of chili.
Processing:
- Soak shark fin in warm water (30 - 40 degrees Celsius), add a little wine and ginger to reduce the fishy smell, then remove and steam for about 1 hour. Soak shiitake mushrooms in warm water, wash clean.
- Heat a tablespoon of cooking oil, remove the smell with a branch of dried onion (or garlic), remove the onion or garlic, add the shark fin and stir well a few times. Add shredded crab meat to the chicken bone broth (can be replaced with a beaten egg, gently pour into small strands), bring to a boil then add the shark fin. Season to taste.
Present:
Divide the soup into bowls, sprinkle with coriander leaves, chopped cilantro, pepper and add a little sesame oil.
You can enjoy this dish at:
Silk Road Restaurant
- Daewoo Hanoi Hotel
- 360 Kim Ma, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
- Tel: 04. 3831 5000
- Website:www.daewoohotel.com
