1. Kill the yellow croaker in advance, wash it and put it in a bowl for later use. Prepare the cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, and bean paste, and wash the ginger onion for later use. The dried chili section is ready.
2. Cut the yellow croaker into two sections with a knife from the middle part, and then use the knife to cut the knife on both sides of the fish body, as shown in the picture; this is to make the fish more delicious when it is cooked.
3. Cut the ginger into small pieces on the chopping board, and chopped green onions.
4. Wash the pot and wipe it dry, add 10 grams of cooking oil, then put the yellow croaker in the pot, turn on the medium heat to fry the yellow croaker to change its color. During the frying process, we prepare a little salt, sprinkle the salt evenly on the fish by hand, and then fry it. This is done to make the fish more tasty.
5. When the fish in the pot changes color, change the heat to low, use a spatula to push the fish to the side of the pot, then put the exact bean paste, ginger slices, and chili segments into the pot together, and use the spatula to stir up the bean paste for a fragrance .
6. After the bean paste is fragrant, pour about five grams of cooking wine into the pot.
7. Pour a small amount of sugar into the pot.
8. Pour a small amount of pepper into the pot.
9. Add appropriate amount of water to the pot.
10. The amount of water is large enough to submerge the fish.
11. Then cover the pot and turn the heat to high for three minutes and low heat for seven minutes. Try not to use a spatula to move the fish during the cooking process, so as not to turn the fish and affect its appearance.
12. After the yellow croaker has been cooked for ten minutes, remove the lid and when you see a little soup left in the pot, change the heat to a low heat, add a small amount of MSG, and then bring the soup to a boil and turn off the heat.
13. When out of the pot, use a spatula to shovel the fish out and put it on the plate first, leaving the soup in the pot.
14. Finally, slowly pour the soup on the fish in the plate, and then sprinkle with chopped green onion. This delicious "spicy watercress yellow croaker" is ready.
Tips:The yellow croaker is fried before it is cooked to remove fishy and enhance flavor. Don't turn the fish body with a spatula during the cooking process, so as not to turn the fish body over. If you are afraid of sticking the pot, you can use the method of shaking the pot gently.
