How to make frozen cod delicious?

There is a kind of bluish-white fish that is very common in our daily life. This fish is cod. It mainly lives in Sichuan area and is a kind of freshwater fish. Its meat tastes very tender and smooth, and is rich in oil, so it is called "treasure of the river". Many households store snow fish, but they are frozen. So, how to make frozen snow fish delicious?

Material

2 cod pieces, 30 peppercorns, 2 star anise, a small piece of cinnamon, 5 tablespoons (75g) of dry starch, 100ml of water, 1 tablespoon (15ml) of cooking wine, 3 tablespoons (45ml) of braised soy sauce, 1 tablespoon (15ml) of light soy sauce, 400ml of boiling water, 1/4 teaspoon (1g) of salt

practice

1) Take the cod out of the freezer 2 hours in advance and thaw it naturally at room temperature. Do not thaw it in water, especially boiling water.

2) Rinse the thawed cod with water, remove the scales, drain and dry the surface moisture with kitchen paper.

3) Put dry starch into a bowl, add clean water and stir well to make a very thick water starch. Place the fish fillets in a bowl and coat both sides with a layer of water starch.

4) Pour oil into the pan and heat over high heat. When the oil is 80% hot, add the fish fillets and fry on both sides until the fish changes color. Add the peppercorns and star anise and stir-fry until fragrant. Add cooking wine.

5) Pour in the braised soy sauce, then pour in boiling water to cover the surface of the fish, stir well and bring to a boil over high heat, then turn to medium heat, cover with a lid and continue cooking for 7 minutes.

6) Open the lid, add salt and stir well, then turn to high heat and cook until the soup thickens.

Spicy Snow Fish Recipe

Remove the impurities from the snowfish and clean it. Remove the black skin inside. Cut it into 2 cm pieces. Soak it in water starch. You should use a lot of starch, thicker. Put the snowfish in it and it will be covered with white starch and slightly dripping.

Prepare a large bowl and pour in vinegar, if it is rice vinegar, it should be about one bowl, add sugar to half of the vinegar, add appropriate amount of salt, MSG, tomato sauce, stir well, then add a little chili powder, sliced ​​garlic, and put it in the bowl of juice, taste it, it should be sweet and sour.

Heat oil in a pan, put the snow fish pieces in one by one when it is 60% hot, fry until golden, and remove when cooked.

When the oil is about 80% hot, pour it in and fry it again until it is golden and crispy. Take it out when you hear a popping sound when you tap it with a spoon.

Leave some oil in the pan, pour the juice in the bowl and stir-fry until boiling, pour in the fried fish pieces and spread the juice evenly. Also, don’t use too much soup. If you are making a plate of snow fish, a large bowl of soup is enough. Also, the frying time must be short, otherwise the crispy shell of the fish pieces will become soft again.