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



