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    Home » Recipes » fish and seafood

    Black Bean Fish

    March 20, 2018 by Elaine 4 Comments | Jump to Recipe

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    People in Sichuan province are great at making yummy fish dishes using very common ingredients and seasonings. The most popular one might be red braised fish (红烧鱼). I have a small girl who loves all types of fish dishes but has little tolerance to chili peppers. So this is a dish developed for her. Rich in flavors but do not spicy at all. Another children friendly fish dish is sweet and sour fish (糖醋鱼).

    I have made my small bottom of homemade black bean sauce. If you are a fermented black bean lover, I strongly you prepare a small batch. It can shorten your preparing time and enhance the flavor due to the long time combination of flavors.

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    How to make perfectly done pan-fried fish

    1. Make 2-3 cuts on the thickest meat of the fish and marinate with salt and several pieces of ginger.
    2. Transfer the fish to a plastic bag and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch. Shake the fish gently until the fish is well coated.
    3. Heat the wok or pan firstly and then add oil. Heat oil until almost smoky.
    4. Place the fish in. Let is stay for 1 to 2  minutes over medium fire (you can gently push it to avoid sticky to the bottom ). Then turn over the fry the other side.

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    Ingredients

    • 1 fish, under 700g (the bass I use is around 550g)
    • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
    • 2 tbsp. black bean sauce
    • 6-8 spring onion or scallion
    • 4 tbsp. cooking oil, divided
    • 3-4 slices of ginger
    • 1 and ½ cups of water or stock
    • a small pinch salt if necessary

    Instructions

    Clean the fish and cut several cuts on the thick part of the fish meat. Drain completely.Marinate with a small pinch of salt and 3-4 slices of ginger. Set aside for 10 minutes. Coat the fish with a thin layer of cornstarch. The easiest way for an evenly coating is to use a plastic bag.

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    Heat around 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan and fry the fish until crispy on both sides. Place on side down and let the fish stay for 3-4 minutes over slow to middle fire. Then turn over and fry the other side.

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    Move the fish to one side of the pan and fry half of the scallion until aromatic.

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    Place black bean sauce, water or stock in. Simmer for 3-4 minutes and slightly turn up the fire until the sauce is almost thickened.

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    Add sections of 2 scallions and then heat around 2 tablespoons of hot oil. Pour the hot oil over the scallions.

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    Black Bean Fish

    Stewed fish with homemade black bean sauce
    4 from 1 vote
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    Course: Main Course
    Cuisine: Sichuan
    Keyword: Black Bean, fish
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes
    Servings: 2
    Calories: 328kcal
    Author: Elaine

    Ingredients

    • 1 fish ,under 700g (the bass I use is around 550g)
    • 1 tbsp. cornstarch
    • 2 tbsp. black bean sauce
    • 6-8 spring onion or scallion
    • 4 tbsp. cooking oil ,divided
    • 3-4 slices of ginger
    • 1 and ½ cups of water or stock
    • a small pinch salt if necessary

    Instructions

    • Clean the fish and cut several cuts on the thick part of the fish meat. Drain completely. Coat the fish with a thin layer of cornstarch.
    • Marinate with a small pinch of salt and 3-4 slices of ginger. Set aside for 10 minutes.
    • Heat around 3 tablespoons of cooking oil in a pan and fry the fish until crispy on both sides. Place on side down and let the fish stay for 3-4 minutes over slow to middle fire. Then turn over and fry the other side.
    • Move the fish to one side of the pan and fry scallion until aromatic. Place black bean sauce, water or stock in. Simmer for 3-4 minutes and slightly turn up the fire until the sauce is almost thickened.
    • Add sections of 2 scallions and then heat around 2 tablespoons of hot oil. Pour the hot oil over the scallions.
    • Serve hot!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 328kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 99mg | Vitamin A: 360IU | Vitamin C: 6.8mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 0.5mg

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Amir Najam Sethit

      April 03, 2018 at 7:42 pm

      It looks so tasty and fresh. I love to eat fish. Thank you for sharing this dish.

      Reply
    2. Dan

      May 08, 2018 at 10:17 pm

      4 stars
      This recipe looks great! If I don't have the time to make my own sauce could I use one in a jar like this one https://www.asiamarket.ie/yeo-s-black-bean-sauce-270g.html for example? I commute to work and often don't have much time for cooking in the evenings.

      Thanks for sharing 🙂

      Reply
      • Elaine

        May 11, 2018 at 8:37 pm

        Should work fine for this recipe.

        Reply
    3. Ruben Olano

      May 13, 2021 at 1:59 am

      Looks great!

      Reply

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