Directions

1. Combine sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, sugar, and water. Mix well until sugar completely dissolved
2. In a medium size clay pot or saute pan, heat 1 tbsp of vegetable oil, add garlic, shallot and Thai chilies, saute for 2-3 minutes.
3. Add sweet soy sauce mixture to the pan, bring to boil, then lower the heat to medium and simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add catfish steaks, keep simmer the whole pot for 10 minutes (uncovered). Use cooking tongs or spoons, lightly turn the steak upside down and cook until the liquid reduced more than half and becomes thicken or sticky, maximum 10 minutes.
5. Turn down the heat and top catfish with ground black pepper. Garnish with cilantro, slices of fresh Thai chilies. Serve with hot bowl of steamed rice.