Soy Sauce Braised Spanish Mackerel
Soy Sauce Braised Spanish Mackerel is a rich, savory dish with a dark, glossy sauce that is excellent with steamed rice.
Ingredients
Spanish mackerel
2 fish
Garlic
to taste
Ginger
to taste
Scallion
to taste
White liquor
5 g
Chicken essence
to taste
Sugar
8 g
Mature vinegar
8 g
Five-spice powder
1 small spoon
Light soy sauce
10 g
Dark soy sauce
2 g
Oyster sauce
1 spoon
Instructions
1
Step 1
Clean the Spanish mackerel and drain off the water.
2
Step 2
Cut the Spanish mackerel into thick slices, about 1.5 cm.
3
Step 3
Grecoat a non-stick pan with ginger slices first, heat vegetable oil in the pan, and add the fish slices to pan-fry.
4
Step 4
Pan-fry until both sides are golden yellow.
5
Step 5
Place all the fish in the pot, add an appropriate amount of white sugar, ginger, green onion, and garlic; when the temperature is high, pour in high-proof white liquor and aged vinegar.
6
Step 6
Add dark soy sauce, light soy sauce, and oyster sauce, add an appropriate amount of clear water, cover the pot, bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.
7
Step 7
Add an appropriate amount of salt and five-spice powder midway; finally, reduce the sauce over high heat, leaving some sauce inside for better taste. Turn off the heat and add chicken essence; it is ready.
