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Sichuan Boiled Fish
Famous Sichuan style boiled fish slices - also known as Shui Zhu Yu.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 604 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 500 g fish fillet
- 200 g bean sprouts
Marinating
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 tbsp. cooking wine
- 1 tbsp. egg white
- 1 tbsp. oyster sauce
- 1/2 tsp. ground white pepper
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
Soup Base
- 2 tbsp. cooking oil , divided
- 2 tbsp. doubanjiang
- 5 garlic cloves
- 2 green onions
- 1 inch root ginger
- half fo the fried Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 tsp. dou-chi , optional
- half of fried the peppers
- pinch of salt
- 4 cups water
Topping
- fried chili peppers and Sichuan peppercorn
- 1 tbsp. chopped garlic
- 1 tbsp. chopped green onion
- 2 tbsp. hot oil
Instructions
- Prepare fish |Cut the fillet into thin slices and then marinate with all marinating sauce. Set aside for 30 minutes or even longer. Then add cornstarch and mix well before making the dish.
- Fry the pepper and Sichuan peppercorn|Heat 12 to 20 dried chili peppers with slow fire for half minute and then add 1 tablespoon of Sichuan peppercorn in wok until slightly aromatic. Move out, cool down and then roughly chop.
- Add oil in wok and fry the doubanjiang over slow fire until the oil turns red. Then place garlic, ginger and scallion in and fry until aromatic. Then add dou-chi, Sichuan peppercorn and toasted chili pepper (half). Continue cooking for half minutes.
- Load the wok with around 4 cups of water. Let the base simmer for 10 minutes over slow fire.
- During this period, take another pot and blanch bean sprouts for 1 minutes and then place in the bottom of serving bowl to support fish slices. Then place the fish slices in and cook for 3 minutes. Transfer the fish slices to serving bowl.
- Add soup base to serving bowl, recommend using a filter to remove the doubanjiang flakes.
- Add the remaining chili pepper flakes, Sichuan peppercorn, chopped garlic and chopped scallion on top. Pour around 2 tablespoons of hot oil on top. Serve hot!
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Notes
- For those who love spicy very much, you can sprinkle some chili powder on top before pouring the hot oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
604kcal
(30%)
Carbohydrates
20g
(7%)
Protein
56g
(112%)
Fat
34g
(52%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
9g
Monounsaturated Fat
20g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
125mg
(42%)
Sodium
1435mg
(60%)
Potassium
1054mg
(30%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
216IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
22mg
(24%)
Calcium
102mg
(10%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 604
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 604kcal | 30% |
| Carbohydrates | 20g | 7% |
| Protein | 56g | 112% |
| Fat | 34g | 52% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 9g | 53% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 20g | 100% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 125mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1435mg | 60% |
| Potassium | 1054mg | 22% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 216IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 22mg | 24% |
| Calcium | 102mg | 10% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.