Sour and Spicy Fish - Chinese Recipe

Sour and Spicy Fish

Classic Sichuan dish with tangy and spicy flavor, tender fish slices

Prep Time15m
Cook Time30m
Yield4 servings
Cuisine
Spicy:
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Ingredients

  • Grass carp 1
  • Sour cabbage 200g
  • Bean sprouts 100g
  • Pickled chili 10
  • Dried chili 10
  • Sichuan peppercorn 1 tbsp
  • Garlic 5 cloves
  • Ginger 10g
  • Scallions 20g
  • Salt 2 tbsp
  • Cornstarch 2 tbsp
  • Cooking wine 2 tbsp
  • Chicken powder 1 tsp
  • White pepper 1 tsp
  • Oil as needed

Steps

  1. Prepare fish: Scale and gut grass carp, slice into thin pieces. Cut fish bones into sections.
  2. Marinate fish: Place fish slices in bowl, add 1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp cooking wine, cornstarch, white pepper. Mix well, marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. Prepare sour cabbage: Wash sour cabbage, squeeze dry, cut into strips.
  4. Stir-fry sour cabbage: Heat oil in wok, add minced garlic, ginger, pickled chili. Add sour cabbage strips, stir-fry for 2 minutes.
  5. Cook fish bones: Add water, bring to boil, add fish bone sections. Simmer for 5 minutes.
  6. Blanch bean sprouts: Boil water, blanch bean sprouts for 1 minute. Drain and place on serving plate.
  7. Cook fish slices: Reduce to low heat, add fish slices one by one. Remove immediately when they turn white (about 30 seconds).
  8. Season: Add 1 tbsp salt and chicken powder to the fish broth.
  9. Assemble: Place fish slices on bean sprouts, pour fish broth over.
  10. Finish: Heat oil, add dried chili and Sichuan peppercorn. Pour hot oil over fish, sprinkle with scallions.

Tips

Tips: 1) Cut fish slices evenly; 2) Marinating with cornstarch makes fish more tender; 3) Keep heat low when cooking fish; 4) Final hot oil pour is the key step.