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5 from 4 votes

Sichuan Boiled Fish - Shui Zhu Yu

Sichuan Boiled Fish or Shui zhu yu is a famous Sichuan dish that has spread widely and has conquered the taste of most Chinese people with its special taste.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time25 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Chinese
Keyword: Shui Zhu Yu, Sichuan Boiled Fish
Servings: 3
Calories: 780kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 grass carp 1500g
  • 300g tofu skin shredded
  • 300g green vegetable
  • 2 tablespoons doubanjiang
  • 1 green onion
  • 1/2 tablespoon ginger
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic
  • 1 tablespoon cooking wine
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon pepper powder
  • 1 tablespoon starch
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 50g red pepper
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon Sichuanese peppercorn
  • 2 anise
  • 1 cinnamon stick

Instructions

  • Wash the grass carp. Taken the meat along with the fish bones, and cut it into pieces. Add it with cooking wine, egg white, salt, pepper and starch in a bowl and mix well. Set aside and marinated it for about 10 minutes.
  • Heat a wok with sesame oil, and stir-fry the tofu skin and green vegetable until fragrant. Transfer in a large bowl and set aside.
  • Heat a wok with oil and doubanjiang, and stir-fry the Sichuanese peppercorn, green onion, ginger, garlic, red pepper until fragrant. Add the fish born and fish head and stir-fry until discolored.
  • Add water in the wok and cook it under small heat for 10 minutes. Add the fish fillets in the wok and cook until it becomes white and float to the surface. Season with sesame oil and salt. And then, pour the fish soup into the large bowl of tofu skin.
  • Heat a wok with 100g oil until it smokes. Pour the hot oil on the fish fillets. Serve.

Notes

1. Pay attention to the scales of the tail and crotch when cleaning. If the fisherman cleans when purchasing, these two parts are easy to clean and there be no residue.
2. The salt of the salted fish can be indispensable because if the fish is not salted in advance, add salt when cooking, the taste will not be ideal.
3. Side dishes can be a variety of as you like, I strongly recommend tofu, because tofu is very easy to blend into the delicious taste of the soup. But before using tofu, be sure to first boil the tofu taste with salt water. Other side dishes such as potatoes, enoki mushrooms, bean sprouts, lettuce, lettuce, cabbage, fans and so on.