Crucian Carp and Shredded White Radish Soup
A soothing, appetite-stimulating soup made with shredded white radish and crucian carp.
Ingredients
Crucian carp (cleaned and gutted, score 5 cuts on each side)
2 (about 500 g)
White radish (peeled, washed, cut into thin shreds)
300 g
Scallions (washed and cut into segments)
2
Ginger (washed and sliced)
1 small piece
Cooking oil (for pan-frying the fish)
25 g
Cooking wine
2 tbsp
Fine salt
2 tsp
MSG
1 tsp
Instructions
1
Preparation
Gut and clean the crucian carp, scoring 5 cuts on each side. Peel, wash, and shred the white radish into thin strips. Wash and cut the scallions into segments. Wash and slice the ginger.
2
Pan-frying
Pour oil into a pan and heat it. Pan-fry the crucian carp until both sides turn slightly golden brown.
3
Simmering
Add an appropriate amount of water along with the scallion segments, ginger slices, white radish shreds, and cooking wine. Bring to a boil over low heat, then continue simmering for 10 minutes.
4
Seasoning
Stir in the fine salt and MSG, remove the scallion segments, and serve hot.