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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.

45 min
Easy
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Braised Dried Black Wolf Fish with Pork

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.