Iron pot stewed fish cake
Overview
Fish stewed in iron pot with pancakes is an authentic Northeastern dish that appeared in the third episode of "Tongue 2". I remember that when I was young, my family still used a wood-fired stove with a big iron pot on top. When my grandma was stewing fish or chicken, she would stick a few coarse grain pancakes on the edge of the pot. Often, my brother and I would snatch up all the pancakes before the food was served. Now I don’t have a wood stove or a big iron pot, so I tried a little on the gas stove. Although it’s not as good as grandma’s cooking, it finally has a bit of the taste in my memory. The corn tortilla dipped in fish soup tastes particularly delicious.
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Ingredients
Steps
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Mix half and half cornmeal and wheat flour, then add a small spoonful of baking powder
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Mix well
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Pour in hot water slowly
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Use chopsticks to stir into a fluffy consistency
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Knead the dough and let it rise
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While the dough is proofing, you can prepare the ingredients for fish stew
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After cleaning the crucian carp, cut the fish body with a knife, apply salt and cooking wine, add shredded ginger and marinate for ten minutes
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Shred the green and red peppers and prepare various ingredients
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Heat the pot and rub the bottom of the pot with ginger
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Add oil
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After the oil is hot, add the crucian carp
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After one side is cooked, flip it over and fry both sides until golden brown
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Take out the fried crucian carp
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Heat oil in a pot, add ginger, garlic, aniseed, dried chili pepper
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Add bean paste
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Fry until fragrant
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Put the fried crucian carp into the pot
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Pour in water
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Add light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine
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Add sugar and simmer
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Divide the dough into portions and shape into round cakes
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Place the prepared corn tortillas on the edge of the pot, cover the pot and simmer
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After the cake is cooked, add shredded green and red peppers and let the juice reduce slightly before serving
