Make Cold Appetizer [small Yellow Croaker in Black Bean Sauce] with Traditional Method
1.
Prepare small yellow croaker, 1 old ginger, 1 green onion;
2.
After thawing the small yellow croaker, remove the head and internal organs, and then cut off the fins. After cleaning, drain the surface water and place it in a bowl;
3.
Cut 1 old ginger into thick slices, 1 scallion, cut into pieces, and put in a bowl;
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Add rice wine 1 and salt in turn, mix well, wrap in a fresh-keeping bag, and refrigerate for 2 hours or overnight;
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Prepare other spices;
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Chopped tempeh;
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Peel and mince ginger, mince green onions, and mince garlic after peeling;
8.
Warm oil in a pan, add various chopped powders, stir-fry on medium heat until fragrant;
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Turn to high heat and cook rice wine 2 along the side of the pot;
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After frying the aroma, add water;
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Add sugar
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Add light soy sauce;
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Join the soy sauce;
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Add rice vinegar;
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Bring to a boil on high heat, then cook for a minute;
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Turn off the heat, pour the cooked soup into a large bowl, let cool and set aside;
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Add edible oil 2 to a small pot and heat it over a medium-to-low heat. The pot can be tilted here to save oil consumption;
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Pickled small yellow croaker, use kitchen paper to absorb the surface moisture;
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Pour cornstarch into the dish, and evenly glue the small yellow croaker with a layer of dry powder;
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Then pat off the excess dry powder on the surface;
21.
Heat the oil in the pot to 70~80% hot, put it down with chopsticks, there are many small bubbles floating, put in the small yellow croaker, fry the fish on medium-high heat, fry until the surface of the small yellow croaker is golden and floats on the oil surface;
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Pick out the small yellow croaker and drain the oil slightly;
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Dip into the prepared soup while it is hot, and you will hear the sound of "Zizi";
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After all the operations are done, cool to room temperature, then put it in the refrigerator for more than 4 hours or overnight, ready to eat. Take out the small yellow croaker while eating, drizzle with some soup, sprinkle with chopped red pepper and green onion, drizzle with a little sesame oil, eat it~
Tips:
1. The small yellow croaker should be cleaned. It is better to cut off the fins. Otherwise, the fins will be scorched easily when fried later;
2. When stir-frying all kinds of mince, do not use high heat, so as not to stir-fry;
3. Before the small yellow croaker is fried in the pan, be sure to dry the surface moisture. If you are in a hurry, use kitchen paper to absorb it. Otherwise, the oil will splash when it is not fried in the pan, and it will be easy to get injured.
4. The dry powder wrapped around the small yellow croaker is not too thick, just a thin layer;
5. After the small yellow croaker gets out of the pot, don't turn it at first, wait for a few 10 seconds, shake the pot, and turn it over when the small yellow croaker can move by itself, so that it will not break easily;
6. If you like the crispy taste, you can turn the fire to deep fry the small fish.