Pickled Chili and Sichuan Pepper Fish

Versatile:

Authentic Chengdu-style dish, featuring a spicy, numbing, and tangy flavor with strong pickled ginger and chili notes.

  1. Numbing flavor:
  2. Spicy flavor:
Versatile:

You can adapt the dish to local ingredients, such as Pickled Chili and Sichuan Pepper Black Scraper or Stir-fried Frozen Squid.

cooking steps
  1. Main Ingredients & Seasoning

    Spotted silver carp head

    1000g

    Pickled Chili and Sichuan Pepper Fish Seasoning

    100g

  2. Accessory Ingredients

    Cornstarch

    50g

    Chopped green onion sections

    5g

    Chopped cilantro

    20g

    Each of Sichuan peppercorn oil and sesame oil

    2g

    Salad oil

    50g

    Water

    400g

    Diced bird's eye chilies

    50g

  3. Preparation of Ingredients

    1

    Clean the fish head thoroughly, then marinate it with ginger, spring onions, cooking wine, Sichuan peppercorn oil, and salt.

    2

    Heat salad oil in a pot until it reaches 70% heat, then briefly fry the fish head until golden, and set aside.

    3

    Cut the spring onions into sections and chop the cilantro for garnish.
  4. Cooking Steps

    1

    Heat 50g of salad oil in a wok, then stir-fry the diced bird's eye chilies and pickled ginger until fragrant. Add the Pickled Chili and Sichuan Pepper Fish Seasoning and continue stir-frying.

    2

    Pour in 400g of water, add the fish head, and cook thoroughly. Once done, remove the fish head, thicken the sauce with cornstarch, and pour over the fish. Garnish with chopped spring onions and cilantro.