Chinese name: 剁椒鱼 (duò jiāo yú)
Style: Hunan Cuisine
Characteristics: The fish in Steamed Fish with Chopped Red Chili has a strong taste because of the spicy red chili, but rather tender and fresh.
One of the well-known dishes in Hunan Cuisine, Steamed Fish with Chopped Red Chili presents a unique taste by combining fish and red chili. Its renown originates from Huang Zongxian, a famous mathematician of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). It's said that he traveled to present Hunan Province and stayed at a family there. On that particular night, the son of the family caught a fish from the nearby pool, so the hostess cooked the fish in the local way of steaming together with chopped chili for their guests. Dinning on it, Huang Zongxian considered it very delicious, so he got the recipe from the hostess and brought it back home. Later, the recipe was spread and favored by more and more people.
Style: Hunan Cuisine
Characteristics: The fish in Steamed Fish with Chopped Red Chili has a strong taste because of the spicy red chili, but rather tender and fresh.
One of the well-known dishes in Hunan Cuisine, Steamed Fish with Chopped Red Chili presents a unique taste by combining fish and red chili. Its renown originates from Huang Zongxian, a famous mathematician of the Qing Dynasty (1644 - 1911). It's said that he traveled to present Hunan Province and stayed at a family there. On that particular night, the son of the family caught a fish from the nearby pool, so the hostess cooked the fish in the local way of steaming together with chopped chili for their guests. Dinning on it, Huang Zongxian considered it very delicious, so he got the recipe from the hostess and brought it back home. Later, the recipe was spread and favored by more and more people.
Ingredients:
1 grass carp or carp, around 500 g (it has been cleaned of scales and inwards) chopped red chili chopped garlic green onion sections (prepare some shredded green onion leaves as well) ginger slices cooking wine chicken essence (chicken stock/bouillon) salt five spices powder Note: the amount of the ingredients especially the seasonings listed above can be appropriately used according to one's personal taste. |  |
Methods:
 Step 1: Wash the fish well both inside and outside. Score it symmetrically on both sides. Put into a small basin. Add in the green onion sections, ginger slices, cooking wine, chicken essence and salt. Marinate for 15-20 minutes. |
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| Step 2: Place a wok over high heat until hot. Add some cooking oil, swirling to coat sides. Add in the chopped garlic and chopped red chili. Stir-fry for about 20 seconds until fragrant. Turn to medium heat and add in the five spices powder. Stir-fry for 20 seconds again. Turn off the heat. |
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| Step 3: Pick the fish out of the basin and serve on a plate. Put the stir-fried chopped red chili on the fish. Remove the wok and place the steamer pot on the gas cooker instead. Fill 1/4 full of water and put the steamer basket in. Put the plate on the basket and cover it. Turn on the heat to steam it for 8-10 minutes. Turn off the heat, and steam it for another 5 minutes without heat. Pick it out. |
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Garnish the fish with shredded green onion. Steamed Fish with Chopped Red Chili is ready.
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source:http://www.travelchinaguide.com/tour/food/chinese-cooking/chopped-chili-fish.htm
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