Braised Dried Black Wolf Fish with Pork
A traditional specialty from Fenghua, Zhejiang, made by braising dried pufferfish with pork belly—rich yet not heavy.
Ingredients
Dried wolf fish (middle section, rinsed, de-boned, cut into 4cm cubes)
1250 g
Cooked pork belly (cut into pieces the same size as the fish cubes)
200 g
Soaked dried bamboo shoots (cut into pieces the same size as the fish cubes)
100 g
Scallion segments
10 g
Ginger slices
2.5 g
Shaoxing wine
50 g
MSG (the original text misspells this ingredient as 'wei qing')
1 g
Vegetable oil
25 g
Instructions
1
Prep ingredients
Rinse the dried wolf fish, remove any bones, cut into 4cm cubes; cut the pork belly and dried bamboo shoots into pieces the same size as the fish cubes.
2
Braise the dish
Place a wok over high heat, add the vegetable oil and heat to 50% of its smoking point. Add the pork belly pieces and ginger slices, stir-fry until fragrant. Add the Shaoxing wine and bamboo shoot pieces, pour in fresh water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for about 10 minutes, then add the dried wolf fish and simmer for another 10 minutes. Add the MSG and scallion segments, then serve.