How to make spicy pickled fish
In the past 10 days, food content still occupies an important position among the hot topics on the Internet, especially home-cooked dishes and Sichuan cuisine that have attracted much attention. Among them, spicy pickled fish is a classic Sichuan dish. It has become a signature dish in many families and restaurants because of its spicy and sour appetizing characteristics and the tender fish meat. This article will introduce in detail how to make spicy pickled fish and attach relevant data to help you master this delicious dish easily.
1. Food preparation

Making spicy pickled fish requires the following ingredients:
| Ingredient name | Dosage | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| grass carp or black fish | 1 piece (about 1.5 kg) | It is recommended to choose fresh fish |
| Sauerkraut | 200g | cut into sections |
| dried chili pepper | 10-15 | Adjust to personal taste |
| Sichuan peppercorn | 1 tablespoon | Optional green or red peppercorns |
| ginger slices | 5 pieces | Remove fishy smell and improve freshness |
| minced garlic | 3 petals | increase fragrance |
| Doubanjiang | 1 tablespoon | It’s better to choose Pixian Doubanjiang |
| cooking wine | 2 tablespoons | Remove the fishy smell |
| Salt | Appropriate amount | seasoning |
| white pepper | 1 teaspoon | Freshen up |
| starch | 1 tablespoon | marinated fish |
| edible oil | Appropriate amount | Used for frying and boiling fish |
2. Production steps
1.Processing fish meat: Wash the fish, remove scales and internal organs, and cut into fillets. Cut fish bones and heads into pieces and set aside. Marinate the fish fillets with cooking wine, salt, white pepper and starch for 10 minutes.
2.Stir-fried base: Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, heat it up, add ginger slices, minced garlic, dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns and stir-fry until fragrant, then add bean paste and stir-fry until red oil appears.
3.Cook fish soup: Add fish bones and fish heads and stir-fry, pour in appropriate amount of water (about 1 liter), bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat and simmer for 10 minutes until the soup turns white.
4.Add sauerkraut: Put the sauerkraut into the pot and continue to cook for 5 minutes to allow the aroma of the sauerkraut to fully blend into the soup.
5.Boiled fish fillets: Put the marinated fish fillets into the pot one by one and stir gently to avoid sticking to the pot. Turn off the heat once the fish fillets change color.
6.Plate: Pour the cooked spicy pickled fish into a large bowl and garnish with chopped green onion or coriander.
3. Tips
1. Adding starch when marinating fish fillets can make the fish meat more tender and smooth.
2. When cooking fish fillets, the heat should not be too high to prevent the fish fillets from falling apart.
3. If you like a spicier taste, you can increase the amount of dried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorns.
4. Sauerkraut itself has a salty taste, so be careful when adding salt.
4. Nutritional data
Spicy pickled fish is not only delicious but also rich in nutrients. The following is the nutritional content of spicy pickled fish per 100 grams:
| Nutritional information | content |
|---|---|
| heat | 120kcal |
| protein | 15g |
| Fat | 5 grams |
| carbohydrate | 3 grams |
| sodium | 500 mg |
Spicy pickled fish is a delicious dish suitable for family dinners. It is sour and appetizing, the fish meat is tender, and the soup base is rich. By following the steps above, you can easily make restaurant-quality spicy pickled fish. Come and try it!
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