Blooming Prosperity
Snakehead fish fillets are fried into a peony shape, drizzled with lemon juice, crisp outside and tender inside, with a sweet-and-sour flavor.
Ingredients
Snakehead fish (sliced into large pieces)
to taste
Cucumber (skin carved into floral and leaf motifs)
to taste
Fine salt
to taste
Cooking wine
to taste
White sugar
to taste
Lemon juice
to taste
Starch
to taste
Salad oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Slice the snakehead fish into large pieces, season with fine salt and cooking wine, and marinate.
2
Step 2
Mix the lemon juice and white sugar to make a sauce.
3
Step 3
Coat the fish pieces evenly with starch and fry in oil until golden brown. Arrange them on a plate in a peony shape and pour the lemon sauce over them.
4
Step 4
Peel the cucumber and carve the skin into flower-and-leaf shapes. Blanch the cucumber, season it with fine salt, and arrange it around the peony-shaped fish.
