Dai Tilapia

Dai Tilapia

Overview

Eight years ago, I tasted a delicacy at the home of a Huayao Dai friend. The Dai people’s favorite flavor is always hot and sour. The most important ones are spicy millet and large coriander (yansui), which goes very well with rice.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. . Wash the fish that has been processed from the market (the fish must be scored several times on both sides), pay special attention to the black film inside the fish, which must be washed away, and then put the onion and ginger cooking wine in a container with the fish and marinate it to remove the fishy smell.

    Dai Tilapia step 1
  2. Process the ingredients, wash the onions, ginger, garlic, spicy millet, coriander, tomatoes, and coriander, then shred them, as shown in the picture.

    Dai Tilapia step 2
  3. Heat a pan with cold oil, put ginger in the pan, and put the dried fish into the pan. Shake the pan for about 30 seconds to avoid sticking. If it is a non-stick pan, don't worry. Fry both sides until golden brown, then remove.

    Dai Tilapia step 3
  4. Heat the oil in the pan and add the ginger and garlic. Stir-fry for a few times. After sautéing, add the tomatoes to the pan and continue to stir-fry. Add hot water and cook over low heat. After the water boils, adjust the sauce. Add an appropriate amount of salt, pepper powder and sugar. Put the fried fish into the pot and continue to cook slowly. Remember to turn over during the cooking process.

    Dai Tilapia step 4
  5. After cooking for three to five minutes, squeeze the lemon juice and pour it on the fish. Finally, add the oil, coriander, scallions, large coriander, and spicy millet (because I can't eat spicy food recently, I added it last).

    Dai Tilapia step 5
  6. Remove from pot and plate.

    Dai Tilapia step 6