Title: Chinese New Year's Eve dinner must be served with steamed fish, the chef uses mandarin fish to teach you how to do it, the shape is beautiful and the meat is tender!
In China, the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is one of the most important meals of the year. Family reunions and shared food symbolize reunion and happiness. And a dish on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table is often the focus of housewives and chefs competing to cook. Among these countless delicacies, steamed fish is considered an indispensable dish on the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table. Today, I will share with you how to use mandarin fish to make a beautiful and tender steamed fish that will add color to your Chinese New Year's Eve meal.
It is said that once upon a time, there was a chef in a small town whose steamed fish was famous for its delicious meat and unique shape. He is me, and this dish has become one of my masterpieces. Every year for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, he will prepare a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner for the residents of the town. This year, I'm going to use mandarin fish to make this legendary steamed fish.
First of all, the choice of mandarin fish is very crucial. Mandarin fish have a slender body, bright scales, and bulging eyes, which are all signs of choosing fresh fish. The fish meat is delicate and delicious, making it suitable for steaming. When buying, be sure to choose live mandarin fish to ensure the taste of the dish.
Back in the kitchen, I first cleaned the mandarin fish, removed the scales and gills, and washed the abdominal cavity. Then, make a few diagonal cuts on the fish to absorb the flavor. Next, I will marinate the fish with cooking wine, ginger slices, and green onions, which can remove the fishiness and make the fish more tender and delicious.
Next, I prepare the ingredients needed for the steamed fish. Finely shredded ginger, chopped green onion, and some coriander and red pepper shreds, these ingredients will add a rich flavor and color to the steamed fish. In addition, I prepare some soy sauce, cooking wine, salt and white pepper to season the steamed fish.
Then, I spread a layer of lettuce leaves in the steamer to prevent the fish from sticking to the steamer, and it also serves as a decoration. Place the marinated mandarin fish on the steamer basket and spread the ginger, green onion, coriander and red pepper evenly over the fish. Then pour some cooking wine and soy sauce over the fish to make the fish more flavorful.
Put the steamer in the pot and steam on high heat for about 10 minutes until the fish turns white. Finally, sprinkle with some white pepper and the remaining chopped green onions, and the steamed fish is ready to serve.
After the steamed fish comes out of the pot, the meat is tender and fragrant, and the color of the ingredients is also very beautiful. This is how a steamed fish with all the color and flavor is complete. When it was brought to the table, the family couldn't help but be amazed, and they praised it as the best steamed fish they had ever tasted.
On the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner table, this steamed fish dish has become the most popular dish, not only because of its deliciousness, but also because it symbolizes family reunion and happiness. And I, because of this dish, am known as the best chef in town.
Therefore, whether it is at Chinese New Year's Eve dinner or on weekdays, steamed fish is an indispensable dish. Not only is it delicious, but it's also easy to make, making it one of the must-have recipes for housewives and chefs. I hope that through my sharing, you can also easily make a delicious and tender steamed fish at home, bringing delicious and happiness to your family.