【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew

【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew

Overview

The town where I live is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Food was scarce when the elders were suffering from famine, but there were plenty of fish and shrimp in the sea. When I was young, I could remember that when I went to my grandma’s house during the Chinese New Year, there would always be a variety of fried products served on large plates. Basically, they were mainly seafood, including various kinds of fried fish, such as fried croaker, fried boss fish, fried hairtail, smoked mackerel and other fish. Fresh fish cannot be eaten all at once, and cannot be wasted. All kinds of fish can only be fried and preserved. There are two common ways to eat fried fish: steaming and braising. Steaming means directly steaming the fried fish in the pot, and braising is stewing the fried fish with various vegetables. Among them, the one that left the most unforgettable impression on me is braising. Braised fish refers to a cooking method. The method of braised fish is to first stir-fry the seasonings in the pot, then add boiling water, add the fried fish, add salt, light soy sauce, and pepper to taste. Finally, add Chinese cabbage, rapeseed and other vegetables to the pot and stew them together for a while. The aroma will be fragrant when it comes out of the pot. A large pot of stewed vegetables has its own characteristics. The taste of the fish is mixed with the freshness of the fish, and the aroma of the mixed vegetables in the fish meat. In the process of stewing the dishes, they have absorbed the essence of each other and updated their own tastes. It can be said that they complement each other's strengths and complement each other in color and taste. It is really a pleasure to sit in Nuannuan Pitou on such a cold winter day and eat a big cake and a big dish.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Remove internal organs from yellow croaker and wash

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 1

  2. Wash the small rapeseed and set aside, minced green onion, minced ginger, corn starch (corn starch)

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 2

  3. Dissolve the cornstarch with warm water and stir evenly to form a paste; put the croaker into the starch paste so that the whole body of the fish is covered with starch paste

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 3

  4. Heat oil in a pot. When the oil temperature reaches 80% hot, put the fish into the pot and fry

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 4

  5. Remove when fried until golden brown

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 5

  6. Take another pot, add oil and sauté minced onion and ginger

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 6

  7. After the seasonings are sautéed, quickly add hot water, put the fried yellow croaker into the pot, and then add salt, light soy sauce, and white pepper to taste

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 7

  8. Then put the rapeseed into the pot and simmer together

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 8

  9. After simmering for 5 minutes, you can take it out of the pot. Just pour in a little sesame oil before taking it out of the pot

    【Braised Yellow Croaker】---Jiaodong traditional seafood stew step 9