Fish Belly Stuffed with Mutton
A renowned Shandong specialty featuring lamb filling stuffed inside a carp and roasted, pairing two prized ingredients.
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.