Bass with Perilla and Black Bean Sauce | A tender and flavorful home-style dish that you'll love at first bite!

🐟 Main ingredient: 1 fresh sea bass (about 500g) 🧂 Marinade: 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon salt, 1 tablespoon cornstarch, 1 tablespoon sugar. Wash the sea bass and cut it into pieces. Pat it dry with kitchen paper. Add the marinade and mix well. Let it sit for 15 minutes.

🌿 Key Ingredients: 10 perilla leaves (chopped), 1 tablespoon fermented black beans, 3 cloves minced garlic, a little ginger, 1 small red chili pepper, Guangdong rice wine, cilantro

Heat oil in a pan, add the sea bass pieces, and pan-fry until golden brown on both sides. Remove from the pan. Add more oil to the pan, then add fermented black beans, scallions, ginger, garlic, chili peppers, and cilantro. Sauté until fragrant. Add the pan-fried sea bass, drizzle with Cantonese rice wine, then drizzle with steamed fish soy sauce. Stir-fry briefly and it's ready to serve.

💡 Tips🔸 Key to choosing fish: Sea bass has few bones and tender meat. Make incisions before stir-frying to help it absorb flavor (but don't cut too deep to avoid it falling apart). 🔸 Perilla preparation: Fresh perilla leaves are better chopped for better flavor; dried perilla needs to be soaked in advance. 🔸 Low-fat version: Simply pour soy sauce over it for a low-calorie and delicious flavor.