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Fish Belly Stuffed with Mutton

A renowned Shandong specialty featuring lamb filling stuffed inside a carp and roasted, pairing two prized ingredients.

1h 10m
Easy
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Fish Belly Stuffed with Mutton

Ingredients

Fresh carp (whole fish deboned, seasoned and lightly marinated) 700 g
Trimmed mutton (cut into rice-sized pieces) 200 g
Shiitake mushrooms (cut into rice-sized pieces) 50 g
Winter bamboo shoots (cut into rice-sized pieces) 30 g
Cucumber (cut into fine strips) 20 g
Red chili pepper (cut into fine strips) 15 g
Fine salt 10 g
Soy sauce 10 g
Cooking wine 25 g
Vinegar 20 g
Sugar 20 g

Instructions

1

Step 1

Clean the carp, debone the whole fish, season it and let it marinate lightly.

2

Step 2

Cut the mutton, winter bamboo shoots and shiitake mushrooms into rice-sized pieces, add seasonings, stir-fry them in a pan, then stuff the mixture into the fish belly.

3

Step 3

Wrap the fish with pork caul, then place it in an oven to cook until done.

4

Step 4

Cut the red chili pepper and cucumber into fine strips, arrange them on top of the cooked fish belly, and serve.