How to make sea bream

Sea bream is the mandarin fish used in the famous dish Squirrel Mandarin Fish. Squirrel Mandarin Fish tastes delicious and looks like a squirrel, so in modern society Squirrel Mandarin Fish is also a very popular dish in Huaiyang cuisine. The production steps of squirrel mandarin fish are very complicated. Only those who master certain cooking skills, such as chefs, can make good squirrel mandarin fish. Normal people can also learn other methods of making squirrel mandarin fish.

How to make braised mandarin fish

As we all know, the nutritional value of mandarin fish is very high, the meat is fresh and delicious, and it is suitable for all kinds of people. How to cook fish well is a technical job, so here are two common methods of braised mandarin fish:

Method 1:

Ingredients: mandarin fish, green pepper, sesame, aged vinegar, steamed fish soy sauce, oyster sauce, cornstarch, garlic, onion, ginger, cooking wine, sesame oil

practice:

Wash the mandarin fish, wash the green pepper, cut it into rings and set aside;

Pour oil into the pan, heat it up, put the mandarin fish into the pan, fry both sides until lightly browned, and set aside for later use;

Pour oil into the pan, add garlic, onion, ginger and green pepper and stir-fry;

Put the mandarin fish into the pot, add steamed fish soy sauce, oyster sauce, cooking wine, add a little water, and cook over low heat until the sauce thickens;

When the soup thickens, add a little vinegar;

After removing from heat, add a little sesame oil.

Method 2

Ingredients: Onion, ginger, garlic, coriander, soy sauce, cooking wine, salt, chicken stock, dried mushrooms, pork filling

practice:

1. Wash the fish and marinate with soy sauce and cooking wine for 15 minutes;

2. While the fish is being marinated, you can prepare other ingredients. Chop a little onion, ginger and garlic. Soak the dried mushrooms and cut them into puree. Mix them with the pork to make stuffing. Keep the water used to soak the mushrooms.

3. Put a little oil in the pot, add onion and ginger, stir-fry the mushroom and meat filling, add sugar, soy sauce and chicken essence to season, and serve on a plate;

4. Fry the fish on both sides in a pan until golden brown, add soy sauce, cooking wine, a small spoonful of vinegar to remove the fishy smell, sugar, chopped green onion, ginger, garlic, and the water used to soak the mushrooms. Put the fried mushroom and meat filling on the fish, stew for a while, add a little salt, chicken essence, coriander and season before removing from the pan.

Cooking tips for braised mandarin fish

Although braised mandarin fish is a delicious and nutritious food, if your cooking skills are poor and you don’t master the techniques for cooking fish, it is difficult to cook a delicious braised mandarin fish. In order to better make braised mandarin fish, here are some tips for making braised mandarin fish

Tip 1: Prevent the pan from sticking when frying mandarin fish. You can put oil in the hot pan and then sprinkle some salt, or you can clean the pan and rub it with ginger. However, do not turn the fish over frequently when frying, and only turn it over after the fish is fried through the pan.

Tip 2: Prevent the meat from breaking when roasting mandarin fish. Before cooking braised fish, you must fry the fish thoroughly in the pan at a high oil temperature. When cooking fish, do not use too much soup, generally just enough water to cover the fish. The spatula used to turn the fish should not be too sharp to avoid breaking the fish meat.

Tip 3: Add ginger late to remove the fishy smell. When cooking fish, some people like to put ginger into the pan together with the fish, believing that this can remove the fishy smell. In fact, if you add ginger too early, the fish will extract protein, which will hinder the ginger's effect in removing fishy smell. You can boil the fish in the pot for a while, and then add ginger after the protein solidifies; you can also add a small amount of vinegar and cooking wine when sautéing the pot to remove fishy smell, relieve greasiness and enhance the flavor. If you still smell a fishy smell, sprinkle some minced garlic on it before serving. This has a very good effect, especially when cooking fish that has been frozen for a long time.