Chinese Tomato Fish

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  • Prep Time

    1 hr

  • Cook Time

    mins

  • Total Time

    1 hr 30 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    501 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Chinese

Chinese Tomato Fish

A mild Sichuan style water boiled fish--Chinese tomato fish is a new rising star in Sichuan cuisine especially in warm days.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1000 g grass carp , or you can use fillet
  • 2 large tomatoes , peeled and cut into small cubes
  • 100 g oyster mushrooms , hard ends removed and spilt into smaller pieces (you can change it to bean sprouts, cucumber or shitake mushrooms)
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 1 cup celery , cut into 1 inch sections
  • 1/4 red onion , cut into pieces
  • a handful coriander
  • 2 green onions , chopped
  • 4 tablespoons cooking oil , divided

Seasoning for marinating the fish slices

  • 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine
  • 1 tablespoon minced ginger
  • 2 spring onion whites
  • pinch of salt
  • dash of pepper
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 tablespoons starch , I use homemade sweet potato starch, you can use cornstarch
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Instructions

  1. Add starch, cooking wine, spring onion whites, ginger, ground pepper, egg white and salt. Marinate the fish meat for around 1 hour.
  2. Peel the tomato and them cut into small dices. Heat around 2 tablespoons of cooking oil in wok or pot, fry green onion and garlic until aroma. Add diced tomato and fry over slow fire for around 7-10 minutes until the tomato becomes soft and they are lots of juice out. Add around 2L hot water and simmer the soup for 20 minutes.
  3. Add fish bones, celery, red onion and oyster mushrooms and continue cooking 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
  4. Transfer all the content expect the soup to the serving pot and leave the soup in the original wok. Turn up the fire and cook the fish slices for around 30 seconds until they turn white. Transfer the fish slices along with the soup to the serving plate.
  5. Heat around 2 tablespoons of oil in wok until slightly smoky and then pour over the fish slices. Sprinkle coriander and green onion before serving.

Notes

  • For a slightly spicy version, add 2 fresh Thai pepper or make a dipping sauce for serving.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 501kcal (25%) Carbohydrates 10g (3%) Protein 47g (94%) Fat 28g (43%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 165mg (55%) Sodium 1138mg (47%) Potassium 1233mg (35%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 2g (4%) Vitamin A 1040IU (21%) Vitamin C 19.6mg (22%) Calcium 136mg (14%) Iron 3.9mg (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 501 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 501kcal 25%
Carbohydrates 10g 3%
Protein 47g 94%
Fat 28g 43%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 165mg 55%
Sodium 1138mg 47%
Potassium 1233mg 26%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 2g 4%
Vitamin A 1040IU 21%
Vitamin C 19.6mg 22%
Calcium 136mg 14%
Iron 3.9mg 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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