Cá Kho Tộ

66 g sugar
1/4 C fish sauce
4 shallots, thinly sliced
1 t black pepper
1 t chili paste
2 catfish steaks
4 boiled eggs, peeled and poked (not traditional)
1 green onion, finely sliced

Cook sugar in clay pot over low heat stirring constantly until brown.
Remove from heat and stir in fish sauce; it will bubble.
Return to low heat and stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Stir in shallots and pepper.
Allow caramel sauce to cool.
Stir chili paste into caramel sauce.
Add fish and eggs to caramel sauce and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low and simmer 45 mins.
Add green onion and serve over rice.

Nicole Routhier