Steamed Yellow Croaker
Sichuan dish: marinated yellow croaker topped with stir-fried shredded pork and assorted shredded ingredients, dry-steamed.
Ingredients
Yellow croaker (about 1000g, cleaned and scored)
2
Shredded pork
100g
Pickled chili shreds
25g
Scallion and ginger shreds (for marinating fish and stir-frying)
to taste
Dried mushroom shreds
to taste
Winter bamboo shoot shreds
to taste
Pickled mustard tuber shreds
to taste
Cooking wine
to taste
Salt
to taste
White pepper
to taste
Soy sauce
to taste
MSG
to taste
Oil
to taste
Instructions
1
Step 1
Clean the yellow croaker, score both sides with shallow parallel cuts, and marinate with cooking wine, salt, scallion, ginger, and white pepper for 30 minutes.
2
Step 2
Heat oil in a pan and saute the shredded pork. Add the pickled chili shreds and scallion/ginger shreds and stir-fry. Then add the dried mushroom shreds, winter bamboo shoot shreds, and pickled mustard tuber shreds. Season with soy sauce, white pepper, cooking wine, and MSG, stir well, and pour the mixture over the fish.
3
Step 3
Steam the fish until cooked through. Remove from the steamer, sprinkle scallion shreds on top, and drizzle with hot oil to finish.
