Today we are making a steamed fish with "Duojiao" fermented chopped chili.
I meant to say fish head.
This is a bighead carp.
Uncle, guess how much does the fish weigh?
4 jin or 5 (2 ~ 2.5kg).
Correct, around 4.5 jin.
Stun the fish on the head.
To steam a fish head,
If you don’t know how to cut the meat
You can try to cut it this way with an angle
Then when you flip the fish over
The head will be round
Like this
If we buy a fish head from the market
The fish sellers usually will cut with a big angle
Like 45 degrees
Because fish head is usually the more pricy part,
Fishtail is cheaper.
I cut it this way to keep all the fish belly
Uncle loves this part
Now I flip it over
Like this.
Please note that
You don’t want to just simply chop it through
That will have all the organs running out
It won’t look nice.
From here
Chop down from here
Where the spine is.
Many asked me, how to cut the fish head into half
Which side to cut from
Some say to cut from the bottom side
It actually would look really ugly
We’d better cut from this way
It will look great.
Cut it slowly and carefully.
If you just buy the fish head
Have the seller to cut and clean it for you
OK, now we open it like this
Then we get rid of its organs
Like the gallbladder, liver, and intestines, etc
Discard them.
Just like what we did last time with the carp
Now the fish head is ready
We will rinse it
Now it is rinsed clean
But I noticed one more thing to remove
Its teeth
It’s located here.
Teeth of bighead carps are all here
Now we give the fish head some cuts
Just a few random slices is fine
The seasonings will soak in better
Now let’s do a simple marination
Very simple
A little bit salt
Just a little bit
Because the "Duojiao" (fermented red pepper) is very salty
Now let’s set it aside.
We are going to process the pepper.
It is a brand from Hunan.
Price is very reasonable.
Let’s take a look at it
The brine water is very salty
With a fermented smell.
So we need to rinse it
You rinse the pepper?
It is necessary, it smells.
One or two times rinsing is good enough
If the pepper is not drained completely
It will smell watery later.
And the aroma will not come out.
Now we need to add some garlic to the pepper
Some minced garlic
Then some ginger slices
Place the slices under the fish.
It is to get rid of the fishy smell
Tie the green onions into a knot
Now we are ready to steam it.
Put the ginger slices on the bottom
Then the green onion
Last we put the fish head on it
thus
All the liquid
Like the steam and blood..
Will stay at the bottom of the plate
During the steaming
We can pour some liquid out
Now I am going to start the burner
Okay
Is this rapeseed oil?
Yes, the oil you made.
You need to fry these?
Yes, they are more flavorful once fried.
Sure it is.
More oil will make it tastier.
Fish dish needs more cooking oil.
It's not nice if it is dry.
As for salt, a little bit is enough.
Some chicken bouillon powder
Some sugar
And some oyster sauce
Slightly fry it and then pour on the fish
OK, 10 minutes
Sprinkle half of the green onion on it.
Pour some oil over the green onions, then sprinkle the rest afterward
Some green makes it look nice.
Some more.
OK, now it’s ready to serve
Let’s try it
I don't care if it's authentic
I will try it
Try if it is salty enough
If not, we can add some soy sauce.
Soy sauce must be added after cooking.
Uncle, the meat in the front is the best.
I am just testing if it’s salty enough.
It’s better to start from the fish lips.
Start eating from the fish lip.
It tastes smooth and nice.
Help yourself, aunty.
Ok ok ok, no worries
Nice.
Salty enough?
Yes
Enough flavors?
Yes.
Enough indeed.
Fermented pepper usually is on the saltier side.
But after rinsing, it might not be as salty.
In that case, we just need to add some soy sauce.
It tastes really nice!
As tender as tofu pudding.
It needs more oil than other dishes.
Yes.
If the oil is not enough, the steamed fish will taste dry.
All fish dishes require more oil in general.
Oh, that’s right.
My uncle says it tastes really good
Yes, very flavorful.
You can try to cook this at home.
My uncles say the steamed fish head with "Duojiao" (fermented chopped chili)
Is really matching its fame.
Yes, really nice.
Tasty!
Can’t praise it enough.
OK, that’s all for today’s video.