【Tianjin】Official roasted fish

Overview

The official roasted fish is unique to Tianjin cuisine and is a traditional famous dish of Tianjin flavor. This dish was originally called Shaomu Fish Sticks. Once when Emperor Qianlong came to Tianjin and stayed at the Wanshou Palace, Emperor Qianlong appreciated the Shaomu Fish Sticks the most after tasting the sumptuous imperial meal. This dish is light yellow in color, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The sauce contains the main ingredients and is salty, sweet and slightly sour. The color, shape, taste and fragrance are good. The chef's cooking skills surpass those of the masters of the imperial kitchen in the capital. After the imperial conferment, he was given the title of official Shaomuyu, and it has been passed down to this day. Enjoying this delicacy on the Spring Festival table is not only a feast for the mouth, but also has a beautiful meaning. Every year there is more than enough, and he enjoys high official status and generous salary.

Tags

• hot dishes
• home cooking
• black fungus
• cooking wine
• cucumber
• egg
• fish meat
• peanut oil
• sichuan pepper oil
• starch
• vinegar
• white sugar
• bamboo shoots
• salt
• soy sauce

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Soak black fungus in cold water in advance

   

2. 2 Wash the cucumbers, peel and wash the bamboo shoots

   

3. 3 Wash the fish clean

   

4. 4 Headless, deveined and deboned mackerel

   

5. 5 Cut the fish meat into long strips about 1 cm square

   

6. 6 Peel and remove cucumber

   

7. 7 Cut the cucumber into strips about 4 cm long and 1 cm square

   

8. 8 Cut the bamboo shoots into strips about 4 cm long and 1 cm square

   

9. 9 Add eggs and starch into a container to make a paste, then add a little salt and cooking oil, mix well and set aside

   

10. 10 Dip the fish strips into the paste

    

11. 11 Heat the oil pan, fry the fish strips at 50% to 60% heat until golden brown, remove and control the oil

    

12. 12 Leave some oil in the pot, sauté the onion and ginger until fragrant, then add cooking wine, sugar, vinegar and soy sauce

    

13. 13 Stir-fry the bamboo shoots and fungus in the pot. You can add a little stock or water as appropriate

    

14. 14 Put the cucumbers into the pot, pour in the gravy, then put the fish strips into the pot and stir-fry, stir-fry evenly and pour a little pepper oil

    

15. 15 Serve on a plate and enjoy