Homemade braised hairtail fish

It is said that the five organs correspond to the four seasons, and each has its own function. Spring, summer, autumn and winter correspond to the liver, heart, lungs and kidneys, so what about the season of the spleen? One saying is the last fifteen days of each quarter. There are many foods that can nourish the spleen, but the spleen and stomach often have poor digestion on hot days. Hairtail fish is a good choice if you want to eat meat. Although hairtail grows in the deep sea, its nature is not cold because it tastes sweet and has the effect of nourishing the spleen and replenishing qi. There are many ways to cook hairtail, and it is more suitable to be braising in the long summer. Here I will introduce the homely method of braised hairtail fish, which can easily nourish the spleen at home.

Ingredients: Hairtail (best to be wider and fatter, too thin is not good to eat); sugar: soy sauce; salt; starch; sugar; scallion; ginger; cooking wine

Preparation method: 1. Wash the hairtail, remove the internal organs, scrape off the white and greasy part of the fish body, remove the thorns on the back, rinse with clean water, and cut into 6 cm long segments.

2. Put oil in the pot, heat it up and put in the fish pieces (the water should be drained to prevent oil from splashing), fry on both sides until golden brown, pour out the oil in the pot, put the hairtail into the pot, pour in cooking wine first, then add broth, soy sauce, salt, onion, ginger, sugar and a little star anise, bring to a boil, then simmer for ten minutes. Remove the fish pieces and put them on a plate.

3. Turn to medium heat, add the prepared starch into the soup in the pot, bring to a boil, and pour it over the hairtail.

Process tips: Due to the frying process, 300 grams of peanut oil should be prepared.

Hairtail science: Hairtail: Hairtail is rich in polyunsaturated fatty acids, which have the effect of lowering cholesterol; the scales and silvery-white oil layer of hairtail also contain an anti-cancer ingredient 6-thioguanine, which is beneficial for the auxiliary treatment of leukemia, gastric cancer, lymphoma, etc. Hairtail is rich in magnesium, which has a good protective effect on the cardiovascular system and helps prevent cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and myocardial infarction. Eating hairtail regularly can nourish the liver and blood, moisturize the skin, nourish the hair and keep the body healthy.

Postscript: In the hot summer, having this delicious braised hairtail can quickly replenish the salt lost through sweating. It is a home-cooked method that is quick and convenient.