Dried roasted carp

By MinaEmmerich

Dried roasted carp
"Dry roasted fish" belongs to the making method of Sichuan cuisine. You can use carp, grass carp, mandarin fish, yellow croaker, etc. to make this fish. In order to adapt to the fact that northerners generally have a slightly poor adaptability to spicy food, the big fried spoon has been improved to reduce the spicy degree. The taste is mainly spicy, but only slightly spicy after entering the mouth. When making, it mainly highlights the characteristics of Xiangshao. Using this practice is acceptable to most people in the north and is more suitable for family production.
Today, one carp is used, so it is called "dry-roasted carp". There is a characteristic of using "carp". This kind of fish is fishy and belongs to the fish living in the middle and lower layers of fresh water. It comes into contact with river mud a lot, so it will have a certain fishy smell if it is not handled well.
When handling carp, first scale and remove gills, and scrape the mucous membrane of the fish body with a knife. You can also scalm the mucous membrane of the fish body with boiling water and then scrape it with a knife. That will be cleaner. Then take out the fish's internal organs, wipe the black film in the fish chamber with a towel or a scouring pad, etc., and rinse the fish with clean water. Before cutting the fish body, one must also remove a white tendon in the subcutaneous muscles of the fish, commonly known as the "fishy thread", which is the left and right control nerves of the carp. After removing these two tendons, the cooked carp will lose a lot of fishy smell and taste more delicious.
It is recommended that when repairing carp, in addition to retaining the complete tail, scissors should also be used to cut off the fins and paddle, which can reduce part of the fishy smell. The fins and paddle are also very fishy. Finally, you can also trim the fish tail shorter, and then use scissors to cut the fish tail again. After using these methods to repair the fish, no matter how much carp are cooked, it will not have too much stench.
Carp is affordable and is the cheapest among many freshwater fish. There are not many thorns. The reason why many people don't like to eat it is because it is not repaired properly and has a strong fishy smell. In fact, carp is very delicious!
After cleaning up the carp, it is better to dry fry and fire it with heavy ingredients. The raw materials mainly use rice wine, balsamic vinegar, soy sauce, Pi County spicy sauce, star anise, onion ginger, fat pork, mushrooms, etc., so that it can produce a strong and delicious taste. The specific practices are as follows;

Recipe Recommendations

  • mushrooms 30 grams
  • diced red pepper 30 grams
  • onion 30 grams
  • ginger slices 30 grams
  • octagonal 3 grams
  • Pi County Hot Sauce 40 grams
  • yellow wine 25 grams
  • soy sauce 20 grams
  • balsamic vinegar 15 grams
  • salt 2 grams
  • white sugar 25 grams
  • chicken essence 2 grams
  • cooking oil appropriate amount

Steps for Dried roasted carp

  • Make  step 0
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    Main raw materials: cleaned carp, five-flower fat meat, diced mushrooms, diced winter bamboo shoots, diced red pepper, diced green pepper, diced green onion, ginger slices, star anise, Pi County spicy sauce, rice wine, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, salt, white sugar, chicken essence, cooking oil.
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    After scaling, removing gills, and cleaning the fish, use scissors to cut off the fins and paddle, cut off one-third of the fish tail and trim it neatly.
  • Make  step 2
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    Use a blade to scrape off the mucous membrane of the fish.
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    Make a horizontal cut on the tail of the carp until the blade reaches the bone. Make a horizontal cut on the carp's gills and meat about 1 cm, and use the blade to beat the carp's body. At this time, the white nerve line will be exposed from the blade. At one end, grab the fish tendon with your thumb and index finger, beat the fish side with the edge of the knife, pull out the fish tendon, and then discard it. This is a very fishy fish tendon that is not edible.
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    Put a single-edged knife on the body of the fish, so that the depth of the knife edge touches the fish bones.
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    Before frying carp, use kitchen paper towels to dry up the water from the fish body to avoid splashing during frying.
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    When the oil temperature reaches 70% to 80% heat, lift the fish tail with your hand and place the fish lightly into the pan. Don't let go at this time. Use your hand to stretch the fish tail back and forth in the pan and move it to dip and fry it for a while. Use this method It is not easy to stick to the pan. When the fish is fried until it is a little firm, you can let go. After letting go, don't move it again. Always fry it over high heat.
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    During the frying process, the frying spoon should be swung back and forth to fry the fish head and tail, so that the fish can be fried evenly. When the fish is fried until one side is golden yellow, shake the frying spoon, and the fish will not stick to the pan. You can turn the fish over. When making at home, it is best to use a spatula. fry the fish until both sides are golden yellow and then fish out for later use.
  • Make  step 8
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    Heat another pot and add a little oil. First add star anise and stir-fry until fragrant. After stir-fry, add the green onion and ginger slices. Then add the diced pork belly and stir-fry, stir-fry the diced pork until the oil comes out.
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    Stir up the diced fat meat thoroughly, add in the Pi County hot sauce and stir-fry the red oil, then add the diced mushrooms and the diced winter bamboo shoots and stir-fry.
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    Stir well, add rice wine, add rice wine, stir fry a little, then add soy sauce and balsamic vinegar and stir well.
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    Stir well, add white sugar and salt, and then pour in the right amount of water. The amount of water should not exceed two-thirds of the fish body. The water should not be too much.
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    After the water is boiled, add the fried carp, cover the lid and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then use a hand-spoon to scoop the soup and pour it on the fish, and then cover the lid and continue to simmer.
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    It can be stewed for about 60 minutes in total. During this period, the fish should be poured with soup three times to make it more delicious. This method eliminates the need to turn the fish over when making it at home.
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    Simmer for 50 minutes, sprinkle with a little chicken essence to freshen up, and simmer for another 10 minutes before leaving the pot. At this time, the fish is quite delicious, soft, rotten and delicious. Do not use a spatula when starting the pot. For dry or braised fish, a plate of the appropriate size must be used when starting the pot to keep the fish body intact.
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    Pick out the onions, ginger and star anise in the pot.
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    Bring the fish sauce to the boil again over high heat, add the diced green and red pepper ingredients and stir well.
  • Make  step 17
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    Pour the cooked fish juice and ingredients on the fish and the dish is finished. Sharing time is 65 minutes.
  • Dried roasted carp Make Tips

    Characteristics of dry-roasted carp: the fish body is red and red in color, the ingredients are colorful, the smell is strong and thick, the taste is soft, rotten, smooth and tender, salty and fresh, slightly sweet and spicy, and the taste is excellent to the bone. It is suitable for both wine and rice. Warm tips: 1."Dried roasted carp", a large chapter was written with a large frying spoon. It seems complicated, but it is quite simple to do. As long as you pay attention to the operation of the trilogy, you can make delicious dry-roasted fish. ① Clean up the fish, ② pay attention to the frying techniques, ③ pay attention to the precautions after firing, and you can make delicious dry-roasted carp. 2. When making, it is best not to use a wok that has been boiled with water. A wok that has been boiled with water is most likely to stick to the pan. It is ideal to have two wok at home. If not, you can wipe the pan with ginger and use it. It is not easy to stick to the pan. 3. To make dry-roasted or braised fish, the heat must be enough and it must be simmered slowly. Experts talk about it, called "". Only by using slow heat will it taste. Such dry-roasted or braised fish dishes, at the shortest, it must be simmered for more than 45 minutes to penetrate the bones and have a strong aroma and delicious taste. 4. The oil that has been fried fish is not suitable for frying fish and will have a certain fishy smell. However, if you can use it to process it, the spicy crispy taste of seafood will be quite great. The method is to use this oil to stir-fry the pepper and dry fermented bean, then add dried diced chili peppers and chopped peanuts, stir-fry, and then sprinkle with appropriate amount of cooked sesame seeds. You can use spicy crispy stir-fry noodles to mix them with delicious noodles.