The fish head is generally eaten steamed in addition to stewing in soup. In fact, the fish head is a very fishy part, and it will be unpalatable if not handled properly. The most famous dish of Hunan cuisine is steamed fish head with chopped pepper. The sour and fragrant chopped pepper plus the delicious fish head are sour and spicy. It tastes very appetizing. Basically every family in Hunan will make it, and cook it every once in a while. It takes time to make and eat.

Hunan cuisine is like this. Even the steamed fish head has a strong taste and tastes very good. However, it does not mean that the strong taste means it is delicious and not fishy. The problem of fishy smell is not only The strong taste can be covered up, but the focus is still on the making process. Sometimes a wrong step will cause the dish to become unpalatable and fishy. However, this may not be a big problem for Hunan people, because after all, it is made There are many, but there are still many people who make mistakes!

When steaming fish heads, should the pot be placed under cold water or under boiling water? I have never done it right, no wonder the fish head has a strong fishy smell

Apart from seasoning, steaming is the most important step. If it is not done properly, the fish will become more fishy. I don’t know everyone. Should the pot be placed under cold water or under boiling water? Many people probably put the fish in the pot under cold water. After processing the fish, they put it directly into the cold pot. This is actually wrong. They should put the pot under boiling water and put the water on the stove while processing the fish. Basically It just clicked perfectly.

Steamed fish head with chopped pepper

Ingredients: fish head, chopped pepper, pickled pepper, ginger, garlic, green onion, cooking wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, oil, chicken essence

Specific steps:

The first step is to remove the fishy smell. Clean the fish head you bought. Generally, when you buy it, you can ask the boss to help cut it in half. Prepare a steamer. After boiling the water, put the fish head into it and steam it for 5 minutes to steam out the fishy water. No need to Put it on a plate, let the fishy water drip directly into the pot, then drain the fish heads and put them on the plate.

The second step is seasoning. Prepare the shredded ginger, green onions, chopped pickled peppers, and minced garlic. Heat oil in a pan, then add ginger and garlic and sauté until fragrant, then add chopped peppers and pickled peppers and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add appropriate amount of cooking wine, oyster sauce, soy sauce and chicken essence and stir-fry evenly, and stir-fry the chopped pepper ingredients. Pour on top of the arranged fish heads.

The third step is to steam the fish head. Boil a pot of water again, then place the fish head in the steamer, steam for 5 minutes, take it out, then sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.

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