Pickled Pepper Lotus Fish

Overview

The spicy and sour fish head with pickled peppers is a traditional Yunnan-style recipe. The combination of lemon and pickled peppers symbolizes prosperity and perfection. It is a must-have for the New Year’s Eve dinner

Tags

• hot dishes
• cooking wine
• lemon
• old soy sauce
• onions
• pickled ginger
• pickled pepper
• silver carp head
• white sugar

Ingredients

Steps

1. 1 Ingredients preparation: One silver carp head, cut in half into four pieces

   

2. 2 Add cooking wine, dark soy sauce, and juice of half a lemon to marinate the fish head

   

3. 3 Then chop the pickled pepper, pickled ginger, garlic and juiced lemon peel for later use, and cut the onion vertically into cubes for later use

   

4. 4 Heat oil in a pot, stir-fry all the prepared ingredients together, then add soy sauce and a little salt

   

5. 5 Stir-fry for two to three minutes, then add a small bowl of water, then place the fish head on top of the ingredients, cover the pot and simmer for 5 minutes

   

6. 6 After opening the lid, first lay out the onions as shown in the picture, then place the fish head in the middle, and then spread the remaining seasonings on top of the fish head

   

7. 7 After opening the lid, first lay out the onions as shown in the picture, then place the fish head in the middle, and then spread the remaining seasonings on top of the fish head

   

8. 8 Finally, pour the remaining soup on top

   

9. 9 Finally, pour the remaining soup on top

   

10. 10 Finished product