Have to eat in order to play more music!
My first attempt of making this dish. The other dish is bitter melon (muo*'p dda('ng) and eggs. :)
I saw dew's recipe http://dewdrops12.multiply.com/photos/album/135 and tried it out.
First I had to go to Bie^n Hoa` market to get a clay pot, as Ca' Kho To^. doesn't "look" good in a Caphalon skillet.
It was meant to be: They only had one clay pot left and it was waiting to come home with me. I felt like Aladin, rubbing my claypot as if it was the magic lantern.
I dashed over to Nha Trang market to get sweet soya, and made another stop to get fish at Grand Mart. They had a lot of fresh fish.
All that for this little thing. hehe
I should have used fish with skin because it holds the fish together I think.
I don't know my fish very well, this fish rhymes with "Tapioca", all lean, but all fell apart to smaller pieces. Unlike dew's pics.
It's yummy though. That's all that matters, right?
Jan 10/08
hehehe QH CONGRATS!!!!! it looks good for first attempt...hehehe
ReplyDeleteCat fish is what they use in Vietnam and don't forget Tóp mỡ. :) I used to be a good cook before I have children.
ReplyDeleteHow do you do the mo*~ thing? My kids actually love that.
ReplyDeleteQH :
ReplyDeleteyou have to buy the fat from butcher then cut into small squares then fry them golden brown..alot of hassles..alternative is to kho with ba ro.i cut into strips..be'o be'o:)
that's why I use salmon...the skin is be'o be'o ...salmon fat is nice also..to pop in...my dad kho the Bac ky way with dua chua and ba roi and he uses salmon fat to pop in to kho with his trevally or ca thu:)
Too much work! Can I just use bacon? lol
ReplyDeletehehehee:) my dad have used bacon before when he is lazy and have ran out of ba ro.i...it doesnt taste the same :)
ReplyDeleteno pain no gain QH:) sorry to say:) hehehe
Hey sis. Why don't you cook this again when I come there next time. I don't care about the look; as long as it 's good ;-)))
ReplyDeleteSure, if you don't mind the house smelling like fish. And I'll make canh chua to go w/ it too. hehe
ReplyDeleteIs this Saturday and/or Sunday? Am free both days. (Oh, and we can throw some music in there too...) :o)
ReplyDeleteI can make some Sunday if you guys want to arrive over. hehe I have not started thinking about what to play yet.... but I'm sure we can come up w/ something.
ReplyDeleteooh ooh... I wanna come, I wanna come!
ReplyDeleteWhoops! I wanna arrive, I wanna arrive !
We can start practicing The Look of Love, Hot N Cool, Love is Stronger Far Than We. I don't know. I just wanna eat ca kho to ;-))
this looks so good!
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