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Boiled Fish in Spicy Sauce
Classic Sichuan dish, tender fish slices in numbing-spicy broth
Prep Time15m
Cook Time30m
Yield4 servings
Cuisine
Spicy:
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Ingredients
- Grass carp 1
- Bean sprouts 200g
- Cabbage 100g
- Tofu skin 100g
- Dried chili 20
- Sichuan peppercorn 2 tbsp
- Doubanjiang 3 tbsp
- Garlic 8 cloves
- Ginger 15g
- Scallions 30g
- Cornstarch 2 tbsp
- Salt 2 tbsp
- Cooking wine 2 tbsp
- Chicken powder 1 tbsp
- Egg white 1
- Oil as needed
Steps
- Prepare fish: Scale and gut grass carp, slice into thin pieces. Set fish bones aside.
- Marinate fish: Place fish slices in bowl, add egg white, 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp cooking wine, cornstarch. Mix well, marinate for 20 minutes.
- Prepare vegetables: Wash bean sprouts, cut cabbage, slice tofu skin. Blanch all, drain and place on serving plate.
- Make base: Heat oil in wok, add doubanjiang, stir until red oil appears. Add ginger slices, garlic, scallions.
- Cook bones: Add water, bring to boil, add fish bone sections. Simmer on medium heat for 8 minutes.
- Cook fish: Reduce to low heat, add fish slices one by one. Cook for about 1 minute, then remove.
- Season: Add 1 tbsp salt and chicken powder to the broth.
- Assemble: Place fish slices on vegetables, pour broth over.
- Finish: Heat oil (more than usual), add dried chili and Sichuan peppercorn. Pour hot oil over fish until fragrant.
- Serve: Sprinkle with scallions and cilantro, serve hot.
Tips
Tips: 1) Cut fish slices evenly; 2) Marinating with egg white and cornstarch makes fish more tender; 3) Keep heat low to prevent batter from falling off; 4) High temperature oil pour brings out the aroma.



