Sauce-Flavored Grilled Sea Fish

Name: Sauce-Flavored Grilled Sea Fish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 4-6 small sea fish (washed and patted dry); 4-6 bamboo skewers (threaded through the fish from mouth to tail); 2 tbsp doubanjiang (broad bean paste); 2 tbsp salad oil; 1 tbsp white sugar; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp water; 0.5 tbsp minced garlic; 0.5 tbsp ginger juice; 1 tsp MSG (monosodium glutamate); 1 tsp fine salt; 2 tbsp vegetable oil (for frying the sauce)

A Zhejiang-style dish of small sea fish skewered, coated in sauce, and grilled until savory and aromatic, offering high nutritional value.

25 min

Easy

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Ingredients

small sea fish (washed and patted dry) 4-6

bamboo skewers (threaded through the fish from mouth to tail) 4-6

doubanjiang (broad bean paste) 2 tbsp

salad oil 2 tbsp

white sugar 1 tbsp

soy sauce 1 tbsp

water 1 tbsp

minced garlic 0.5 tbsp

ginger juice 0.5 tbsp

MSG (monosodium glutamate) 1 tsp

fine salt 1 tsp

vegetable oil (for frying the sauce) 2 tbsp

Instructions

Skewer the Fish

Wash the small sea fish, pat them dry, then thread a bamboo skewer through each fish from mouth to tail.

Make the Sauce

Heat the vegetable oil in a wok to about 40% hot, then add the doubanjiang, white sugar, salad oil, soy sauce, minced garlic, ginger juice, water, MSG, and fine salt. Stir well and simmer for 2 minutes to form the sauce, then set it aside.

Grill the Fish

Coat both sides of each small sea fish with the prepared sauce, then place them over an open flame or on an electric grill and grill until cooked through. Note: while grilling, keep brushing the fish with more sauce.