Sour FishYesSichuan CuisineOne of the representative dishes of Sichuan cuisine, it is a well-known Sichuan dish throughout the country. It is sour and spicy, with fresh and fragrant fish meat, and can be both sour and spicy, while also having a numbing flavor. The sour fish dish can also have various variations.

Sour Fish Recipe: Authentic Sour Fish

IngredientsPreparation

Grass Carp1 piece, sour vegetables in appropriate amount, a little chili peppersSichuan peppercorns1 spoonBay leaves1 pieceEggs1 piece, green onionsGingerGarlicBean sproutsin appropriate amountTofu skina littleSmallChinese cabbagea little, whiteRadishin appropriate amount

Steps

1. Cut the sour vegetables into small pieces, also cut the green onions into segments, slice the ginger, mince the garlic, and chop the chili peppers for later use;

2. Wash all the side dishes;RadishSlice, and tofu skin into thin strips for later use;

3. After processing the fish, slice it into fish fillets, then add salt, and mix with egg whites for about 15 minutes;

4. Heat a wok with appropriate amount of oil, add the fish fillets andhead of fishfry until both sides are golden, then add half of the minced ginger, and add hot water;

5.Increase the fireAfter opening, cook over medium heat for 10 minutes until the soup turns white, then strain outFish soup；

6. Clean the wok, add a little oil, add green onions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and bay leaves, stir-fry until fragrant, then add the sour vegetables and stir-fry;

7. Add the appropriate amount of fish soup to the wok, then add salt, bring to a boil and simmer over low heat, add the fish fillets to cook;

Sour Fish Recipe: Home-style Sour Fish

Ingredients

Grass carp 1 pieceChinese parsleyGinger, garlic, dried chili peppersChili peppersSichuan peppercorns, salt, cooking oil,White pepperSour vegetables in appropriate amount.

Steps

1. Mince the ginger, slice the garlic, and chop the sour vegetables for later use;

2. Process the fish, add salt, white pepper, and cornstarch to marinate for a while, and marinate the fish bones with salt and white pepper;

3. Heat oil in a wok, add ginger and garlic to sauté, then pour in the sour vegetables to sauté until fragrant, then add a little water;

4. Add the fish bones to the pot and cook together, after the water boils, add the fish fillets, and cook until the fish meat turns white;

5. Clean the wok, add a little oil, stir-fry Sichuan peppercorns and dried chili peppers over low heat, and then pour the fried Sichuan peppercorns over the fish;

Tips

When making sour fish, you need to be a little bolder. Pay attention to the fish bones when eating.

Sour Fish Recipe: Chongqing Sour Fish

Ingredients

Sour vegetablesLarge yellow croakerChili peppers, ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns,Chongqing Douban sauceGreen onions, eggs, white pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, saltVegetable oil, Sichuan peppercorns, chili peppers, cornstarch, oil.Steps1. After processing the fish, slice it, and cut the fish bones into small pieces, add cornstarch, salt, and Sichuan peppercorns, and mix with eggs for 20 minutes;

2. Also chop the sour vegetables into small pieces, and chop green onions and garlic for later use;

3. Heat oil in a wok, add a little vegetable oil, then add ginger and Sichuan peppercorns to sauté until fragrant;

4. Then pour in the sour vegetables, add sauce, and stir-fry for a few minutes, then add a little water and white pepper;

5. After boiling, simmer for a few minutes, then add the fish, first add the head and bones, then add the fish fillets, cook until the fish meat turns white;

6. Add a little green onions and minced garlic to the soup,

Vinegar

Sugar,Chicken brothAdjust the seasoning, pour into a bowl;7. Heat oil in a wok, fry Sichuan peppercorns and chili peppers, then pour over the fish;Tips

There are sayings that sour fish originated in the riverside of Chongqing. When cooking fish, you can use low heat to avoid aging the fish.

Sour Fish Recipe: Sour Fish

Hot pot

Ingredients300g fish bones, appropriate amount of oil and salt

800g tofu

Sour fish seasoning, Chinese parsley,Fish ballsFish skin,Enoki mushrooms，in appropriate amount.，Steps1. Clean the grass carp, cut the fish bones into small pieces, and slice the fish meat;

2. Heat oil in a wok, add the fish pieces to fry until both sides are golden, then remove;

3. Heat the bottom of the wok and sauté sour vegetables, then add the fried fish pieces;

4. After boiling, cook over low heat until the soup turns white;

5. Then add salt to the pot, add tofu and enoki mushrooms to cook;

6. Cook the fish balls, fish skin, and enoki mushrooms in the soup;

Tips

You can also cook various ingredients in sour fish hot pot, just pay attention to the fish bones.

Sour soup fish hot pot can be cooked with various ingredients like other hot pots, but be careful of the fish bones.