Crispy Diaozi Fish

Overview

Crispy Diaozi fish is an authentic home-cooked dish in Hubei. It uses wild Diaozi fish, also known as white fish. It feeds on aquatic insects, cladocerans, small fish, shrimps, etc. The meat is delicious and tender. The method is mainly dry-fried, with a handful of salt to enhance the flavor, cooking wine to remove the fishy smell, white sugar to enhance the freshness, and a small amount of seasonings. It is simple and delicious! Nourishing the kidneys and brain, this is a snack that only has one bone left after chewing it!

Tags

• hot dishes
• old man
• summer recipes
• hubei cuisine
• lunch
• famous dishes
• diao ziyu
• dried chili pepper
• five spice powder
• flour
• garlic
• zanthoxylum bungeanum
• ginger
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Choose a fish that is about 15 centimeters long and tastes better. Wash the fish.

   

2. 2 Make cuts on the back of the fish for better flavor and marinate with salt.

   

3. 3 Add a little cooking wine to remove the fishy smell and marinate for about 15 minutes.

   

4. 4 Put oil in the pot, not too much, and flatten the bottom of the pot. Cook until light smoke comes out, sprinkle the fish with a thin layer of dry starch and fry in the pan.

   

5. 5 Fry until browned on both sides. If you want the outer skin to be crispier and more fragrant, put it aside for a while and then fry it again. The time should not be too long.

   

6. 6 Leave oil in the pot, add the prepared minced ginger, garlic and pepper into the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the fried fish and stir-fry a few times, add a few drops of soy sauce and serve.

   

7. 7 Leave oil in the pot, add the prepared minced ginger, garlic and pepper into the pot and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the fried fish and stir-fry a few times.

   

8. 8 Add a few drops of soy sauce, sprinkle in five-spice powder, stir-fry and serve.