Day la loai oc co hinh dang hoi la mat, vo gom nhieu gai nhon tua ra nen moi co ten oc gai - thuong sinh song quanh cac hai dao vung bien Tay Nam. Gioi sanh hai san rat thich loai oc nay nho thit nhieu, beo va ngot.
Ngay nhung ngu dan o Phu Quoc moi lan danh bat duoc loai oc gai cung thuong dung de an chu khong ban, coi do la mon qua cua bien.
Theo kinh nghiem cua ngu dan o cac bai Khem, bai Sao - Phu Quoc, muon bat oc gai nguoi ta phai dung tay de mo hoac cao luoi danh bat chung voi ca. Oc gai tuong doi hiem nen it bay ban o cac cua hang hai san nhu cac loai oc khac. Ra Phu Quoc, Hon Tre hoac Hon Nghe, muon an loai oc nay thi phai dan truoc cac ghe luoi moi co.
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| Oc gai vua danh bat duoc duoi bien Phu Quoc. Anh: Thien Loc. |
Oc gai co nhieu cach che bien khac nhau nhu nuong, luoc, xao toi, hap gung, tron goi, nhung thong thuong nhat la an nuong hoac luoc, vua thom ngon, vua tien loi va bao dam an toan ve sinh thuc pham. Oc bat duoc chi can rua sach la co the che bien an lien. Neu muon an luoc thi rat don gian, chi can cho tat ca oc vao noi, do it nuoc, chut muoi va cho them vai tep sa roi day nap lai, nau soi do 15 phut la chin.
Mon oc gai nuong co mui vi thom ngon doc dao. Truoc khi an nen chon nhung con vua nuong chin roi dung chiec tam tre nhon kheu thit ra, mui thom xong len tan mui du kich thich vi giac, lam moi nguoi hao huc muon vao cuoc. Thit oc co mau trang duc, no tron, cho vao mieng nhai tu tu se cam thay vua beo, vua dai dai, gion gion, huong vi dam da khac han voi mui vi cua oc mo, vop hoac ngheu, so.
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| Oc gai luoc chung voi oc mo. Anh: Thien Loc. |
Nuoc cham oc gai rat da dang, tuy theo dieu kien va nguoi che bien, don gian nhat la cham muoi tieu chanh hoac nuoc mam chua cay. Nguoi thich cau ky thi co the dung nuoc cham com me, nuoc mam hon dam ot hiem xanh hoac nuoc mam sa ot vua cay cay, nong nan, vua la mieng.
Thien Loc
