Below is the authentic Nha Trang jellyfish noodle recipe. With just a few simple steps, you can easily make this dish at home.
Ingredients for Nha Trang jellyfish noodles include: Broth made with seafood, fresh jellyfish, and fish cake. The broth is primarily sweetened with seafood, but it also contains several other ingredients.
Ingredients and Preparations
– Fish cake, ready-made jellyfish, various fish types like tuna, mackerel, and bonito cleaned and fragrant, tomatoes, 1 radish, 1 onion, a blend of finely ground green onions + chili + garlic, coriander, lemongrass, and spring onions. Other basic seasonings such as salt, sugar, MSG, and pepper.
– Accompanying vegetables: Cabbage, bean sprouts, coriander, and various herbs.
Ingredients for cooking Nha Trang jellyfish noodles
– Fish: Slice and marinate with seasoning powder, salt, sugar, fish sauce, 1 spoon of the finely ground chili-garlic mix, and pepper.
– Tomatoes and pineapples: Cut into bite-sized pieces. Slice the radish into sections and then quarter them. Halve the onion. Use half for the broth, and thinly slice the other half to be eaten raw. Clean and finely chop the raw vegetables.
– Fish cake: Briefly blanch in boiling broth, then slice into bite-sized pieces. For the ready-made jellyfish, blanch in boiling water for about 2 minutes. Then remove and drain.
How to make Nha Trang jellyfish noodles
– Step 1: Heat a pan, sauté a spoon of finely ground garlic until fragrant, then add the marinated fish to stir-fry briefly.
– Step 2: Once the fish is seared, pour in about 2.5 liters of boiling water. Add crushed lemongrass, ½ of the onion, and all of the radish. Simmer the broth for about 30 minutes.
– Step 3: Sauté the finely ground mix of onions, garlic, and chili until fragrant, then add tomatoes and pineapples to stir-fry. Stir until they soften, season with seasoning powder and sugar to taste.
– Step 4: Add all the stir-fried tomatoes and pineapples to the broth pot. Adjust seasoning to taste.
The broth is now ready
– Step 5: Make the fish sauce dip. Mix sugar, vinegar, filtered water, and fish sauce in a bowl. Stir well. Finally, add the finely chopped chili and garlic.
– Step 6: Presentation and enjoyment.
Place noodles in a bowl. Add fish cake, jellyfish, coriander, thinly sliced onions, a piece of fish, and a bit of pepper. Pour in the broth and enjoy.
A delightful bowl of Nha Trang jellyfish noodles
Above is a detailed guide on how to make Nha Trang jellyfish and fish cake noodles. If you love this dish, try our recipe and show off your culinary skills!