It usually takes one day and one night to soak fish in soy sauce. When making fish soaked in soy sauce, first prepare several fish as the main ingredients, and at the same time prepare seafood soy sauce, star anise, cinnamon, thirteen spices, and seasonings such as chicken essence, pepper, dried pepper, salt and ginger.

After the fish is soaked, take it out and clean it with warm water. In particular, it is necessary to clean the sticky substances on the fish and the inner membrane of the fish. After washing, let it dry for two days. After the fish is slightly taut, you can brush the five-spice powder or other seasonings on the fish, and finally steam it in the pot 15 minutes before eating.

Precautions for eating fish

It is best not to eat fresh fish that has just been killed. Because fish will have a process of acid excretion, the fish that has just been slaughtered has not been completely decomposed, and some toxic substances may remain. Generally speaking, small fish are refrigerated 1~2 hours after slaughter, and big fish are refrigerated for longer.

It is best not to eat salted fish, which contains carcinogenic nitrosamines. Excessive consumption can easily increase the risk of cancer. In addition, fried fish is also easy to produce carcinogens, and it is best to steam fish.