Grilled Catfish with Noodles (Cha Ca)

Name: Grilled Catfish with Noodles (Cha Ca)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla); 355 milliliters About Vietnamese Dipping Sauce; 170 grams cups bean sprouts , rinsed; 1 teaspoons cayenne; 1 liters cooled Cooked Rice Noodles (about 1/8 in. wide); 1 Tbsp red or yellow curry powder (see notes); 118 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed; 118 milliliters chopped fresh dill; 118 milliliters fresh mint leaves, rinsed; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and pressed or minced; 79 milliliters thinly sliced green onions (including tops); 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 227 grams cups bite-size pieces iceberg lettuce , rinsed and crisped; 118 milliliters chopped roasted, salted peanuts; 2 Tbsps About salad oil; 79 milliliters minced shallots; 118 milliliters About Fried Shallots; 1 kilograms boned, skinned catfish or tilapia fillets (about each)

Grilled Catfish with Noodles (Cha Ca) is a dairy free and pescatarian recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This main course has 527 calories, 39g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for The Fourth Of July. If you have shallots, vietnamese dipping sauce, tilapia fillets, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground turmeric you could follow this main course with the Cherry-Filled Lemon Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In a small bowl, mix minced shallots, fish sauce, curry powder, ginger, turmeric, cayenne, and garlic. Rinse fish and pat dry. Rub shallot mixture all over fillets and stack in a bowl. Cover and chill 30 minutes or up to 1 day.

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Curry Powder

Fish Sauce

Shallot

Turmeric

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Garlic

Ginger

Fish

Dry Seasoning Rub

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Bowl

Brush both sides of fillets lightly with oil.

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Cooking Oil

Place fish on a grill 4 to 6 inches above a solid bed of hot coals or over high heat on a gas grill (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds); cover gas grill. Cook fish, turning once, until barely opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), 4 to 8 minutes total.

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Fish

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Grill

Serve hot or cool.

Meanwhile, divide lettuce, bean sprouts, mint, and cilantro among six deep, wide bowls. Mound noodles equally over vegetables and herbs.

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Bean Sprouts

Vegetable

Cilantro

Lettuce

Pasta

Herbs

Mint

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Bowl

Lay a grilled fish fillet on each mound of noodles.

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Fish Fillets

Pasta

Sprinkle peanuts, green onions, dill, and Fried Shallots equally over the top.

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Green Onions

Shallot

Peanuts

Dill

Serve with Vietnamese Dipping Sauce to drizzle over portions to taste.

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Dipping Sauce

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Bowl

Grill

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Servings:

3Tbsps

Asian fish sauce (nuoc mam or nam pla)355milliliters

About Vietnamese Dipping Sauce 170grams

cups bean sprouts , rinsed 1teaspoons

cayenne 1liters

cooled Cooked Rice Noodles (about 1/8 in. wide)1Tbsp

red or yellow curry powder (see notes)118milliliters

fresh cilantro leaves, rinsed 118milliliters

chopped fresh dill 118milliliters

fresh mint leaves, rinsed 2cloves

garlic, peeled and pressed or minced 79milliliters

thinly sliced green onions (including tops)2teaspoons

ground ginger 1teaspoon

ground turmeric 227grams

cups bite-size pieces iceberg lettuce , rinsed and crisped 118milliliters

chopped roasted, salted peanuts 2Tbsps

About salad oil 79milliliters

minced shallots 118milliliters

About Fried Shallots 1kilograms

boned, skinned catfish or tilapia fillets (about each)

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Esperto Pinot Grigio. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 10 dollars.