Quick Vietnamese Fish in Caramel Sauce

Name: Quick Vietnamese Fish in Caramel Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 3/4 lbs red snapper, skin on, cut into 2 1/4 inch pieces (or other mild white fish, Tracy used catfish, without skin); 1 onion, thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup dark soy sauce; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup fish sauce; 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice; fresh ground black pepper

Submitted by evelynathens

"Tracy K highly recommends this recipe - and I trust her recommendations. From the July, 2006 edition of 'Delicious' magazine...here for posterity..."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ tablespoons vegetable oil
1 ³⁄₄ lbs red snapper, skin on, cut into 2 1/4 inch pieces (or other mild white fish, Tracy used catfish, without skin)
1 onion, thinly sliced
3 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
¹⁄₄ cup dark soy sauce
¹⁄₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar
¹⁄₄ cup fish sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
fresh ground black pepper

directions

Combine soy sauce, brown sugar and fish sauce, set aside.
Heat 1 tablespoons oil in skillet over high heat. When hot, cook fish skin side down 2 minutes, or until lightly browned. Turn and cook one minute, then remove from skillet.
Reduce heat to medium and add remaining 1/2 Tbsp oil. Add onion, cook 2 minutes or until wilted and just beginning to brown. Add garlic, cook one minute. Add soy sauce mixture, stir well. Return fish to skillet and cook 2-3 minutes, or until sauce is dark and syrupy. Top with lime juice and black pepper.
Serve with steamed rice and vegetables (sauteed greens are good here!).