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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.
Prep Time
1 hr
Cook Time
mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 501 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- Add starch, cooking wine, spring onion whites, ginger, ground pepper, egg white and salt. Marinate the fish meat for around 1 hour.
- 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.
- Add fish bones, celery, red onion and oyster mushrooms and continue cooking 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper.
- 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.
- 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.
Cup of Yum
Notes
- For a slightly spicy version, add 2 fresh Thai pepper or make a dipping sauce for serving.
Nutrition Information
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
% 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.