Huaian Ruandou

By BrandynTerry

Huaian Ruandou
Huaian Ruandou, this dish is made from small eels with the thickness of a pen holder. The fish is very soft and tender after being cooked. Pick it up with chopsticks, and the ends droop down, like a belly band on a child's chest. When eating, use a spoon to hold it in its pocket and call it 'soft pocket eel'. This dish originated from Huai 'an area in Jiangsu Province, so it is called' Huai 'an Ruandou'.

Recipe Recommendations

  • minced garlic 10 grams
  • pepper appropriate amount
  • balsamic vinegar 5 grams
  • salt 75 grams
  • lard 30 grams
  • soy sauce 25 grams
  • cooking wine 10 grams
  • chicken essence 2 grams
  • sesame oil 5 grams

Steps for Huaian Ruandou

  • Make  step 0
    1
    Choose fresh eel with a thick pen holder.
  • Make  step 1
    2
    Add 2000 grams of water to the pan and bring to a boil, add salt and balsamic vinegar, pour in the eel, and quickly cover the lid. After the eel is still in motion, cook for about 3 minutes.
  • Make  step 2
    3
    Cook until the fish mouth is open, the body is rolled up, and the end is connected, remove it and take a shower.
  • Make  step 3
    4
    Hold the fish head with your left hand, and take a toothpick with your right hand and quickly cut it across your head to split your body in half. If you are not proficient at the technique, you can cut it with a knife.
  • Make  step 4
    5
    Then remove the triangular bone from the fish's back.
  • Make  step 5
    6
    Clean it and use only the shredded eel from the fish back.
  • Make  step 6
    7
    Heat the pan, add the lard, add the minced garlic, and stir-fry until fragrant. Pour in shredded eel, spray in cooking wine, add soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, and chicken essence to taste. Pour in the sauce, sprinkle with pepper, and pour in sesame oil before taking out of the pan.
  • Make  step 7
    8
    Heated soft pocket.