Live Fish with Goji Berries

Name: Live Fish with Goji Berries
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 3 (about 750 g) Live crucian carp (remove fins, gills, and scales; cut open belly to remove innards; blanch briefly in boiling water; rinse; score cross-hatch cuts on the body; boil in water for 4 minutes to remove odor); 15 g Goji berries (washed and added to pot); 10 g Cilantro (washed and cut into segments); 15 g Scallion (part cut into shreds, a small amount cut into flower shapes); 10 g Vinegar; 10 g Sesame oil; 10 g Cooking wine; 3 g White pepper powder; 10 g Ginger (finely minced); 3 g Salt; 1 g MSG (monosodium glutamate); 50 g Milk broth; 500 g Clear broth; 50 g Lard

The crucian carp is blanched, then braised together with goji berries and milk broth until the flesh turns tender and the soup becomes milky white. In traditional Chinese dietary practice, the dish is regarded as warming to the middle jiao and replenishing qi.

50 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Live crucian carp (remove fins, gills, and scales; cut open belly to remove innards; blanch briefly in boiling water; rinse; score cross-hatch cuts on the body; boil in water for 4 minutes to remove odor) 3 (about 750 g)

Goji berries (washed and added to pot) 15 g

Cilantro (washed and cut into segments) 10 g

Scallion (part cut into shreds, a small amount cut into flower shapes) 15 g

Vinegar 10 g

Sesame oil 10 g

Cooking wine 10 g

White pepper powder 3 g

Ginger (finely minced) 10 g

Salt 3 g

MSG (monosodium glutamate) 1 g

Milk broth 50 g

Clear broth 500 g

Lard 50 g

Instructions

Preparing Ingredients

Remove the fins, gills, and scales from the crucian carp; cut open the belly to remove the innards; blanch briefly in boiling water; wash again with cold water. Make cross-hatch scoring on the fish. Wash the cilantro and cut into segments. Cut part of the scallions into shreds and a small amount into flower shapes.

Simmering the Broth

Heat the wok, then add in sequence lard, clear broth, milk broth, minced ginger, scallion flowers, white pepper, MSG, cooking wine, and salt. Simmer into a seasoned broth.

Parboiling the Fish

Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in a separate pot, add the crucian carp and boil for about 4 minutes (to remove the fishy odor), then lift out and transfer into the broth pot.

Stewing and Seasoning

Wash the goji berries and add them to the pot. First bring to a boil over high heat, then shift to gentle heat and stew for 20 minutes. Add scallion shreds, cilantro, vinegar, and sesame oil to season, and the dish is ready to serve.