Fish is an indispensable food, and the practices of special fish are ever-changing, such as steamed fish, braised fish, sweet and sour fish, pickled fish, grilled fish, fried fish fillets, lotus root snakehead and so on. Speaking of their cooking methods, there are many skills and discretion that are worth grasping.

Steamed fish

Steamed fish with light and tender taste is a dish that can best maintain the original flavor of fish.

steamed fish has a large water content, which is suitable for fish with tender meat and small fishy smell, such as grass carp, crucian carp and Wuchang fish, while catfish is more troublesome to handle. Slay the cleaned live fish, first mix it with cooking wine to get rid of its fishy smell, then mix the fish with ginger slices, salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper and aniseed, and start steaming. The steaming time depends on the size of the fish. Generally, a fish weighing about 1 kg will be cooked in 8 minutes.

steamed fish can be eaten with various seasonings. Families generally use soy sauce, vinegar, chopped garlic, sesame oil, etc., and you can also put some Chili powder if you like spicy taste.

sweet and sour fish

generally speaking, "golden lion fish", "chrysanthemum pomfret" and "squirrel fish" can all be classified as sweet and sour fish.

The species of fish can be carp, grass carp and snakehead. Sweet and sour fish is very particular about knife work. Family cooking sweet and sour fish only needs a deep knife and a few more knives, so it is not necessary to pay too much attention to knife work. Fish with knives are seasoned with cooking wine and household seasonings, such as salt, monosodium glutamate, pepper, etc., and then rinsed with water, and the fish still maintains its original flavor. Drain the water and fry it in the oil pan until it is crisp. The amount of oil is relatively large, otherwise the fish will easily fall apart.

Then thicken the sauce with tomato sauce, white vinegar and sugar with a little salt, and pour it on the fried fish. A plate of delicious and red sweet and sour fish can be served.