Squirrel Mandarin Fish

Squirrel Mandarin Fish

by Qin Xiaomao

4.7 (1)
Favorite

Difficulty

Normal

Time

15m

Serving

2

According to legend, the Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty went to the south of the Yangtze River and went to the restaurant of Songhe Tower in Suzhou for dinner. The chef used carp to get the bones and carved patterns on the fish. After seasoning and pickling, the egg yolk paste was dragged and fried in a hot oil pan. , Topped with hot sweet and sour marinade, shaped like a mouse, crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, sweet and sour, and the Emperor Qianlong was very satisfied after eating it. Later, the Suzhou government reported that Qianlong was eating fish at Songhe Tower, and this dish became famous in Suzhou.

Ingredients

Squirrel Mandarin Fish

1. Material preparation
1. Soak dried shiitake mushrooms, wash and diced
2. Shrimp sizing:
① Wash three times with baking soda and then three times with salt.
② Thoroughly soak up the water of the shrimp (to be elastic).
③Put a small amount of salt in the shrimps and grab well. Add appropriate amount of egg white and cornstarch, and mix well. (Do not use potato flour, otherwise it cannot be fried until golden brown)

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

2. Mandarin fish processing:
1. After the inside and outside of the fish are cleaned, cut off the fish head, and the pectoral fins and the fish head are together

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

3. 2. Treatment of fish body:
Stick the fish bones, slice the fish head to the tail, don't break it. The same goes for the other side, cut off the fish bones in the middle.

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

4. 3. Change the fish to a knife, cut it with a straight knife and then an oblique knife, roughly cut into a prismatic shape, and clean it.

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

5. 4. Fish marinating ① Sprinkle a small amount of salt, an appropriate amount of rice wine, a small amount of pepper, egg white, and grab well.
② Pour enough dry cornstarch into the dish, put in the fish, spread the fish evenly, and dry

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

6. Fried fish:
The first time
1. Fried fish head: Heat the oil until hot, first fix the fish head upward with a toothpick, put it in a colander to shape, and deep-fry.
2. Fried fish body: Put the fish body in a colander and use chopsticks to shape it.
After the second oil temperature is high, deep fry the fish until golden brown and remove it, and put it on a plate

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

7. Fried sauce
1. Fry the shrimps, green beans and shiitake mushrooms and remove them
2. Add oil, add 2 tablespoons of tomato sauce, 6 tablespoons of sugar, appropriate amount of white vinegar, and stir well. Add shrimps, green beans and shiitake mushrooms, add water and starch to thicken.

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

8. After the soup thickens, pour the soup onto the fish body, as shown in the picture

Squirrel Mandarin Fish recipe

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