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Sour Mustard Fish (Suan Cai Yu)
Chinese dish ready in 30 min using easy-level technique. Simple enough for weeknight cooking.
- Prep
- 11m
- Cook
- 19m
- Total
- 30m
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Spice
- 1/5
- Cuisine
- Chinese
IngredientsWhat you'll need for Sour Mustard Fish (Suan Cai Yu)
| Ingredient | Amount |
|---|---|
| sour mustard greens (suancai) | to taste |
| snakehead fish fillets | to taste |
| salt | to taste |
| pepper | to taste |
| starch | to taste |
| cooking oil | to taste |
| scallions | to taste |
| ginger | to taste |
| garlic | to taste |
| dried chili | to taste |
| Sichuan peppercorns | to taste |
| white sesame seeds | to taste |
- sour mustard greens (suancai)to taste
- snakehead fish filletsto taste
- saltto taste
- pepperto taste
- starchto taste
- cooking oilto taste
- scallionsto taste
- gingerto taste
- garlicto taste
- dried chilito taste
- Sichuan peppercornsto taste
- white sesame seedsto taste
Cooking StepsHow to cook Sour Mustard Fish (Suan Cai Yu) step by step
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Step 1Marinate fish fillets with salt, pepper, cooking oil, and starch. Sauté scallions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Add sour mustard greens and stir-fry, then add water and enoki mushrooms.
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Step 2Cook until done, then remove the vegetables. Cook the fish fillets in the broth until done. Transfer to a bowl and top with dried chilies, white sesame seeds, and Sichuan peppercorns.
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Step 3When stir-frying, you can add Sichuan peppercorns for extra flavor.
Sour Mustard Fish (Suan Cai Yu)
Chinese dish ready in 30 min using easy-level technique. Simple enough for weeknight cooking.
Ingredients
- to taste sour mustard greens (suancai)
- to taste snakehead fish fillets
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- to taste starch
- to taste cooking oil
- to taste scallions
- to taste ginger
- to taste garlic
- to taste dried chili
- to taste Sichuan peppercorns
- to taste white sesame seeds
Instructions
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Marinate fish fillets with salt, pepper, cooking oil, and starch. Sauté scallions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Add sour mustard greens and stir-fry, then add water and enoki mushrooms.
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Cook until done, then remove the vegetables. Cook the fish fillets in the broth until done. Transfer to a bowl and top with dried chilies, white sesame seeds, and Sichuan peppercorns.
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When stir-frying, you can add Sichuan peppercorns for extra flavor.
Recipe Details
Common Questions
How can I make this spicier?
Add chili oil or chili crisp to taste, or include dried red chilies during cooking. A dash of Sichuan peppercorn adds a different kind of heat.
