Grass Carp Tofu Soup

Name: Grass Carp Tofu Soup
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500 g Grass carp (cut into 3.3 cm long, 1.7 cm thick pieces); 250 g Tofu (southern style) (cut into pieces the same size as the grass carp); 10 g Scallion; 10 g Ginger; 2 g Garlic chives (cut into segments); 50 ml Cooking wine; 50 ml Soy sauce; 10 g White sugar; 10 g Doubanjiang (chili bean paste); 2 g Salt; Vegetable oil, to taste; Sesame oil, to taste

A comforting home-style soup made by simmering grass carp with tofu until the broth becomes rich and flavorful.

25 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Grass carp (cut into 3.3 cm long, 1.7 cm thick pieces) 500 g

Tofu (southern style) (cut into pieces the same size as the grass carp) 250 g

Scallion 10 g

Ginger 10 g

Garlic chives (cut into segments) 2 g

Cooking wine 50 ml

Soy sauce 50 ml

White sugar 10 g

Doubanjiang (chili bean paste) 10 g

Salt 2 g

Vegetable oil to taste

Sesame oil to taste

Instructions

Cutting

Cut the grass carp into 3.3 cm long, 1.7 cm thick pieces, cut the tofu into pieces the same size as the grass carp, and cut the garlic chives into segments.

Pan-frying the fish

Heat the vegetable oil in a pan. Once hot, add the scallion, ginger, and fish pieces, immediately pour in the cooking wine, cover and simmer briefly, then add the soy sauce and white sugar to color the fish.

Braising

Add 250 ml of water and cook on high heat for 1 minute. Then add another 400 ml of water; once boiling, push in the tofu, salt, and doubanjiang, and continue cooking on high heat for about 4 minutes. When the broth thickens, drizzle in the sesame oil, transfer to a soup bowl, and sprinkle the garlic chive segments on top to serve.