Tips to marinate fishes
Depending on the dish, when marinating fish, you can marinate it with a few drops of lemon to help remove the fishy smell.
Ginger can help eliminate the fishy scent when making some fried foods with fish sauce or sweet and sour sauce (such as fish porridge, fried mackerel with sweet and sour sauce, and fried catfish with ginger fish sauce).
When preparing braised fish meals, be sure to marinate the fish in caramel and spices so that the flavor can seep into the fish. Don’t stir or mix too much when you first start braise, and don’t let the fish braising liquid boil too much because that can easily break the fish apart.
As soon as the fish is cooked, remove it from the pot and serve it hot, whether it is boiled or steamed. The fish will crumble and the meat will get dry and lose its taste if you steam or boil it too much.
