Mullet is also called black fish, flower fish, spot fish, fortune fish, etc. "Shen Nong's Materia Medica" lists it as a top grade fish. It is one of the rare freshwater fishes with high economic value. It is also one of the carnivorous fish that feed on fish. It has the reputation of "treasure among fish".

My mother’s family is an ancestral Chinese medicine practitioner. My mother told me that mullet has high medicinal value:

1. It has the effects of removing siltation, regenerating new energy, and nourishing and recuperating. After surgery or trauma, eating mullet has the effects of replenishing muscle and blood, accelerating cell growth, and promoting wound healing;

2. It has the effects of removing moisture, diuresis, ventilation and reducing swelling, and can nourish the spleen and stomach. , diuresis and swelling, treating athlete's foot, pregnancy edema, etc.;

Method:

1) Kill the fish, remove the scales, and cut into pieces;

2) Heat the oil, add two chopped heads of garlic, and start frying the fish;

3) Fry until it is cooked a little, so that the soup can be white and thick;

4) Add an appropriate amount of boiling water (note: the color of the fish soup will not be white if you add water or cold water halfway);

5) Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes;

6) Add salt, chopped green onion and MSG, and bring to the pot.