Vietnamese caramel fish with choy sum

Name: Vietnamese caramel fish with choy sum
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Asian, Vietnamese
Ingredients: 560ml (2 1/4 cups) water; 250g (1 1/4 cups) white rice; 55g (1/4 cup) caster sugar; 80ml (1/3 cup) water, extra; 24.40 gm fish sauce; 21.00 gm lemon juice; 18.40 gm vegetable oil; 4 spring onions (shallots), thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 long fresh red chillies, thinly sliced; Pinch of white pepper; 500g firm white fish fillets, cut into 3-4cm pieces; 1 bunch baby choy sum, halved crossways; Thinly sliced spring onions (shallots), extra, to serve; Thinly sliced long fresh red chilli, extra, to serve

Instructions

Prep:30min

Fire up your week, and your wok, with this sweet and sticky stir-fry. Create a delicious balance of sweet, salty and sour flavours in this Asian fish dish.

Updated at: Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:31:08 GMT