Mountain City Stream Minnow
A traditional steamed fish dish from the Longxi region of Fujian, made with wild creek minnow (Xiwei) caught in the Jiulong River and prepared by steaming until the flesh is tender.
Ingredients
Stream minnow (live, gills removed, split open along the belly, innards removed and cleaned)
800 g
Lean pork (cut into 5 cm long shreds)
50 g
Rehydrated shiitake mushrooms
15 g
Fine salt
3 g
Scallion segments
15 g
MSG
2.5 g
Ginger slices
10 g
Superior stock
600 g
Shaoxing wine
3 g
Instructions
1
Prep
Remove the gills from the stream minnow, make a single cut along the belly, remove the innards, rinse clean, and place into a soup bowl.
2
Plating
Cut the lean pork into 5 cm long shreds and arrange over the fish, then top with the shiitake mushrooms. Add the scallion segments, ginger slices, superior stock, fine salt, MSG, and Shaoxing wine. Cover, place in a steamer, and steam over high heat for 15 minutes. Remove and discard the scallions and ginger before serving.
