Fish-flavored lentils
"Fish flavor" is the most representative of Sichuan cuisine among many flavors. In fact, it is a seasoning method commonly used by Sichuan folk when cooking fish, highlighting the flavors of onions, ginger and garlic. Lentils, annual herb, with trailing stems, lanceolate leaflets, white or purple flowers, long oval, flat, slightly curved pods. Seeds are white or purple-black. Tender pods are common vegetables that contain protein, fat, carbohydrates, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, etc. This cuisine is made with fresh and tender lentils as the main ingredient and cooked with a variety of seasonings. After being cooked, it is tender and red in color, salty, sweet, sour and spicy, and has strong aroma of onions, ginger and garlic.
Recipe Recommendations
- fish-flavored
- fried
- ten minutes
- simple
Steps for Fish-flavored lentils

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Picture of raw materials for fish flavored lentils.
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Tear off the tips at both ends of the lentils and the tendons in the middle, and break the bigger ones into two pieces.
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Then, wash it with clean water and drain it for later use.
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Remove the roots of the chives, wash them, and cut them into powder; peel the ginger, wash them, and cut them into powder; peel off the garlic, beat them into minced garlic; cut the dry red peppers into small pieces with scissors.
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Wash the pan and place it on medium heat, scoop in the vegetable oil and cook until it is 40% hot.
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Add shredded green onion, shredded ginger, and dried pepper strips with minced garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.
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Then, add the lentils and stir fry.
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Add the fresh soup and simmer for a while.
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Continue to add soy sauce, refined salt, vinegar, and white sugar and simmer for 3 minutes until the lentils taste.
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Add MSG and thicken with water starch.
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Drizzle with sesame oil, stir fry well, remove from the pan and serve.Fish-flavored lentils Make Tips
1. Choose fresh and tender lentils as raw materials, tear off the lentils; add more onions, ginger, and garlic. 2. The lentils must be stewed and stir-fried thoroughly. Otherwise, poisoning is easy to occur. 3. You can also put lentils in a frying pan, warm them, and then season with fish flavor and dry. Preparation time: 10 minutes Cooking time: 10 minutes