Sweet and Sour Hairtail

Name: Sweet and Sour Hairtail
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 500g Hairtail; 2 pcs Red chili; 15g Cooking Wine; 20g Ginger onion garlic; 5g Soy sauce; 1 tsp Sugar; 20g Vinegar; 1 tsp Chicken Essence; 5g Oyster sauce; 10g starch; 5g salt

by Gourmet Cat 56

4.9 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

15m

Serving

4

Hairtail has few thick spines, rich in mineral elements such as calcium and phosphorus, and rich in nutrients. It has the effects of lowering cholesterol, replenishing the five internal organs, protecting the cardiovascular system, nourishing liver and blood, and nourishing skin and hair. The sweet and sour octopus has a soft texture, delicious taste, sweet and sour, especially appetizing, and is loved by the family.

Sweet and Sour Hairtail

1. Wash the octopus, remove the head and tail and cut into sections, cut the red pepper and green onion into sections, smash the ginger and garlic into pieces

2. Marinate the hairtail with salt, cooking wine, and oyster sauce for 20 minutes

3. Put oil in the pan, fry the octopus until golden on both sides, lift the pan and place it on a plate

4. Leave the bottom oil in the pot, saute the red pepper, ginger, shallot and garlic, add the fried fish

5. Add light soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, add appropriate amount of water, bring to a boil, turn to medium heat and simmer

6. When the soup is almost dry, add cornstarch, heat up the juice, add chicken essence, and sprinkle with chopped green onion.

Tips:
1. The octopus marinated for a while in advance can make the octopus more tasty.
2. Use low heat when frying octopus, so that it won't stick to the pan.
3. The heat must be controlled when collecting the juice, and the heat should not be too high, otherwise it will be easy to stick to the pot.