Salted Meat Soup with Crucian Carp
Pan-fry the crucian carp first, then add it to the cured pork soup together with scallion, ginger, and Sichuan peppercorns. Simmer until the sauce reduces, then remove from heat and serve.
Ingredients
salted meat soup
1 small bowl
crucian carp (gutted, scaled and cleaned)
1
whole scallion and ginger
a pinch
whole Sichuan peppercorns
6
lard for frying fish (amount not specified in original)
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Gut the crucian carp, remove scales and innards, wash clean, then briefly pan-fry in lard (do not brown).
2
Step 2
Add the salted meat soup, whole scallion and ginger, and whole Sichuan peppercorns to the pot, and bring to a boil together with the fish until the fish is cooked through and the liquid has reduced. Discard the scallion, ginger, and peppercorns before serving.
