Grilled saury with lemongrass

Overview

I used to be a novice in the kitchen. I once thought that just by having oil, salt, monosodium glutamate, soy sauce, chili, and Sichuan peppercorns in the kitchen, I could cook delicious food. I was also very proud that my cooking skills were slightly better than those of my peers because my grandma always praised my cooking in front of many people. So besides the commonly used spices in the kitchen during my childhood, I didn’t know what other spices could be used to cook more delicious food. (Welcome to exchange more interesting kitchen stories, please add WeChat: EJM2467) Later, when I went to college and studied professional knowledge, I realized that there are many ingredients in the world that I have never heard of. The ingredients we eat in our daily lives are so common and common, and there are just the same ones over and over again. No wonder we get tired of eating one kind of food, just because we chew it over and over again. Potatoes, eggplants, radishes, cabbage, green vegetables, lotus roots, etc. occupy so many proportions in our daily lives that other ingredients cannot be on the table. The world is so big and I want to experience more of it. So now I try to enrich and diversify the ingredients on my table as much as possible. The reason is very simple. The world of foodies is constantly looking for fresh excitement. The sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, salty, smelly, fishy and rancid are all worth experiencing. Just like the main ingredient of today's dish, lemongrass, is actually a very inconspicuous plant growing around us. It is everywhere in the countryside, but I missed a lot of delicious food because of my ignorance about it. Lemongrass is a wild plant that likes to grow on the edges of fields in the countryside. Because it has the aroma of lemon, it is also called lemongrass. In fact, it has nothing to do with lemon, and it is not even a distant relative. Lemongrass is a very good seasoning in the kitchen. Because it naturally contains the aroma of lemon, it is often used in grilled foods to add a special aroma to the dishes. Regular consumption of lemongrass can help digestion and relieve pain, so lemongrass is also known as the swordsman of pain relief. Girls can also beautify their skin and prevent anemia by eating it regularly, but pregnant women should not eat it. Good seasoning is the finishing touch of a dish and can add icing on the cake. But without the protagonist's appearance, the show will not be successful. Today’s protagonist is of course the saury. Although saury is common, it has high nutritional value and is economical, so it can be a common guest on the table. The fat content of fish determines its taste. The high protein and fat content, especially the high crude fat content, make saury taste better than other fish. The meat is plump and thick, tender and firm, with the flavor of lemongrass, charred on the outside and tender on the inside. Warmed with a pot of sake, it feels like a leisurely and comfortable experience in an island country.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• oven dishes
• chili noodles
• cooking wine
• lemongrass
• old ginger
• red oil
• white sesame
• white sugar
• garlic
• lemon slices
• pepper
• salt
• saury

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Prepare the raw materials in advance

   

2. 2 Remove the gills and internal organs of the saury, marinate with appropriate amount of cooking wine, salt and pepper for 30 minutes

   

3. 3 After the saury is marinated and flavored, stuff the lemongrass into the fish belly. Preheat the oven in advance and adjust the upper and lower temperature to 220 degrees for 20 minutes

   

4. 4 While grilling the fish, prepare the sauce for the grilled fish. Crush the garlic and old ginger, pour an appropriate amount of cold water, add salt, sugar, cooking wine, and white pepper and mix well to make a ginger-garlic water for later use; take an appropriate amount of ginger-garlic water, red oil, and salt to make a sauce for later use

   

5. 5 Take the saury out of the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Brush the surface with the freshly prepared sauce and put it back in the oven for another 5 minutes

   

6. 6 Take out the grilled saury, sprinkle a layer of chili powder and cooked sesame seeds on the surface, squeeze a few drops of fresh lemon juice and serve hot