Three ways to cook braised crucian carp with bean paste

Nowadays, people pay more and more attention to the concept of healthy eating, and tend to choose healthy ingredients when cooking in daily life. Doubanjiang is a green and healthy food that contains a variety of nutrients from broad beans. It can nourish the brain after consumption. Bean paste can be used to make many delicious dishes. It is easy to make crucian carp with it and the taste is more fresh and fragrant.

1. How to cook crucian carp with bean paste

Prepare ingredients: crucian carp, appropriate amounts of onion, ginger, garlic, coriander, 70 grams of bean paste, 20 grams of MSG, appropriate amount of oil, and a little starch.

Method steps

1. Clean the fish, cut it into pieces, and marinate it with scallion, ginger, and salt for 10 minutes;

2. Heat oil in a pan, add fish and fry until golden brown;

3. Heat some oil in a pan, add onion and ginger, stir-fry until fragrant, add water, and put in the fish;

4. Cover the fish with water, bring to a boil over high heat, simmer over low heat for half an hour, add garlic and MSG, and serve;

5. When the soup in the pot thickens, pour it over the fish and sprinkle with some coriander.

2. How to cook crucian carp with bean paste

Prepare ingredients: crucian carp, cooking wine, fermented glutinous rice, ginger slices, bean paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, onion, chili, and star anise.

Method steps

1. Kill and clean the crucian carp, add cooking wine, fermented glutinous rice and ginger slices to remove the fishy smell;

2. Heat a little oil in a pan, fry the fish until golden brown, remove from the pan and drain the oil;

3. Put bean paste, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and vinegar into a small bowl to make a sauce, smash the scallion and ginger, and cut the chili into rings;

4. Heat a little oil in a pan, add onion, ginger, star anise and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant;

5. Pour in the seasoning sauce and fry until fragrant, then add boiling water and bring to a boil over high heat;

6. Place the fried crucian carp, turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour, until crispy and tender, serve on a plate;

7. Cook over high heat until the soup in the pot thickens, sprinkle in the scallion and peppers and serve.

3. How to make crucian carp with bean paste

Ingredients preparation: 4 crucian carps, 70 grams of bean paste, 1 peppercorn, 3 star anises, 2 dried chilies, appropriate amount of ginger slices, appropriate amount of garlic cloves, 1 tablespoon of cooking wine, and appropriate amount of oil and salt.

Method steps

1. Remove the gills and scales of the crucian carp, remove the fishy line, wash it, and marinate it with cooking wine for 10 minutes;

2. Heat the wok, rub the wok with ginger slices, wipe the fish dry and put it into the wok;

3. Add a little oil to the pan, put the crucian carp in, fry until both sides are golden brown, then remove and set aside;

4. Stir-fry ginger, dried chili peppers, peppercorns and star anise in the remaining oil in the pan, then add the bean paste and stir-fry;

5. Add 2 bowls of water, put in the fried fish, bring to a boil over high heat, and simmer over low heat for about 15 minutes;

6. Take out the stewed fish and put it on a plate, add minced garlic, bring to a boil over high heat, and then pour the soup over the fish.