Vietnamese Fish Congee by Delightful Plate

rice, split mung bean, fish bones, ginger, shallot, water, salt, fish sauce, fish fillet, fried shallots, chinese crullers, scalions, cilantro, vietnamese perilla, black pepper

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Total Time: 30 min

Category: Fish Tags: Appetizer, Side Dish

– 3/4 cup rice
– 2 tablespoons split mung bean (optional)
– 1 – 1.5 lb fish bones
– a thumb-sized piece of ginger
– 1 large shallot
– 6 cups water (boiling water for faster cooking)
– 1 teaspoon salt (plus more to taste)
– 1 tablespoon fish sauce (plus more to taste)
– 1 lb fish fillet (grouper works best)
– fried shallot
– Chinese crullers
– scallion, thinly sliced
– cilantro, roughly chopped
– Vietnamese perilla, thinly sliced
– black pepper

Prep Time: 5 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Total Time: 30 min