Braised small yellow croaker

I believe everyone knows yellow croaker. Many people in life like to eat this kind of fish, mainly because its meat is relatively tender and has a good taste, not to mention its flavor. Another reason why so many people like to eat yellow croaker is that it has fewer bones, making it very suitable for the elderly and children. It tastes very good whether boiled, braised or stewed. So how do you make braised small yellow croaker delicious?

Wuliu Yellow Croaker

Ingredients: 1 yellow croaker (about 600 grams), 1 red pepper, 1 egg yolk, 1 scallion, 100 grams of mulberry, appropriate amount of cornstarch, 1 cup of sweet and sour sauce.

Seasoning: 3/4 teaspoon salt, a pinch of pepper.

Method: 1. Scale the yellow croaker, remove the gills and internal organs, wash and dry. 2. Beat the egg yolks, add seasoning and a little cornstarch, mix well, spread evenly on the inside and outside of the fish, and pat on dry cornstarch. 3. Heat up some oil and deep fry the yellow croaker over medium heat until crispy and golden brown. Serve on a plate. 4. Cut the red pepper and green onion into shreds separately, blanch the five-flavor ingredients and set aside. Heat the wok, pour in the sweet and sour sauce, add the red pepper shreds and five-flavor ingredients and bring to a boil. Add cornstarch and water to make a thin starch, pour it on the fish, and sprinkle with green onion shreds on top.

Tips: 1. Wuliu ingredients are made of shredded buckwheat, shredded pickled ginger, shredded papaya, shredded winter melon, shredded carrot, etc., which can be bought at the grocery store. 2. The method of making sweet and sour sauce can refer to the method of making sweet and sour spare ribs.

Braised Yellow Croaker

Ingredients: 1000 grams of yellow croaker, 100 grams each of pork fat and lean meat, green garlic and green vegetables, 10 grams of fresh ginger, 15 grams of green onion, 20 grams of Shaoxing wine, 15 grams of vinegar, 10 grams of soy sauce, 10 grams of sesame oil, 250 grams of peanut oil, and 7.5 grams of refined salt.

Method: 1. Scrape off the scales of the live yellow croaker, remove the internal organs and gills, and wash. Make straight cuts on both sides of the fish body and marinate with fine salt. 2. Cut the lean and fat pork into strips and the vegetables into sections. 3. Add peanut oil to a wok and heat over medium heat until it is 60% hot (about 150℃). Stir-fry the scallion and ginger slices for a few times, add the shredded pork and stir-fry until the blood is cut off, add Shaoxing wine and vinegar, add soy sauce, broth, and salt and bring to a boil. Put the fish into the wok and simmer on low heat for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with green vegetables and green garlic, drizzle with sesame oil and serve in a soup plate.

Features: The fish meat is soft and tender, and the soup is rich.

Sweet and Sour Yellow Croaker

Ingredients: 1 large yellow croaker (about 500 grams in weight), chopped green onion, minced garlic, refined salt, pepper, sugar, vinegar, sesame oil, starch in appropriate amounts, and 500 grams of vegetable oil.

Method: 1. Make several oblique cuts on the yellow croaker, apply salt evenly inside and outside the fish, and pat dry starch on the fish. 2. Place the pan on high heat, add enough oil, fry the fish until it is hard, then take it out. When the oil boils again, turn the fish over and fry it, then take it out and put it on a plate. 3. Leave a little oil in the pan, add various seasonings, use wet powder to make starch, and pour it on the fish.

Pickled mustard greens and yellow croaker soup

Ingredients: 1 fish, 100 grams of pickled mustard greens.

Seasoning: appropriate amounts of cooked lard, cooking wine, MSG, salt and green onions.

Method: 1. Cut the yellow croaker open and clean it. Make wavy cuts on both sides of the fish body and chop the pickled mustard greens into fine pieces. 2. Heat the wok on high heat, put in the yellow croaker, fry until both sides are golden brown, pour in the wine, cover and simmer for a while, then add water, bring to a boil over high heat, cover and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes. When the soup is milky white, add snow vegetables, salt and scallion segments, bring to a boil over high heat again, add MSG, remove from the heat and serve in a large soup bowl.

Features: The soup is milky white, the fish is fat and tender, fresh and delicious.

Dry-fried yellow croaker

Ingredients: 1 yellow croaker.

Ingredients: a little bit of Chinese mustard greens, lean and fatty meat, and dried chili peppers.

Seasoning: oil, soy sauce, sugar, cooking wine, MSG, soup, onion, ginger, pepper and cooking oil in appropriate amounts.

Method: 1. Clean the fish, make cuts on both sides of the fish body, and cut all the ingredients into pieces. 2. Add oil and when it is 80% cooked, marinate the fish with a little soy sauce and fry it in the oil until golden brown. Add oil, scallion, ginger and other ingredients, stir-fry, then add seasoning and soup. Put the fish in the pot and simmer. Pick out the scallion, ginger and peppercorns, and drizzle with pepper oil.