Wine Fish Chunks In Broth
Chinese influenced simple fish dish.
INGREDIENTS:
2 lb oily fish, such as mackerel
2 tsp salt
1/2 cup good dry white cooking wine
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ginger root, minced
4 leaves napa cabbage
2 medium scallions
2 cubes hard bean curd
1 tbs cooked salad oil
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
DIRECTIONS:
1. Have fish cleaned, discarding head & fins. Wash fish, cut across fish in 1 1/2″ sections.
2. Mix salt and white wine in bowl. Add fish chunks; rub with marinade; cover bowl; refrigerate for 6 hours.
3. After 2 hours, turn fish to mix with marinade.
4. Wash cabbage; slice leaves down middle, then in 2″ sections. Rinse bean curd; cut into 1″ cubes.
5. Wash, trim and shred scallions, greens and all. Peel and mince ginger. Heat salad oil to point of smoking.
6. Remove from heat. Rinse fish chunks, drain. Heat chicken stock, bean curd, ginger and salt in sauce pan.
7. Reduce heat, cover pan, and simmer for 10 minutes. When you are ready to add fish and cabbage, turn up heat to boil; add fish and cabbage when liquid boils; cover pan.
8. Fish and cabbage are cooked in about 3 to 5 minutes – cabbage leaves will be bright lime green.
9. Ladle fish, cabbage and bean curd into warm shallow serving bowl; add soup.
10. Garnish with cooked oil, minced scallion and pepper. Serve.
Prep: 25 minutes
Cook: 30 minutes
Serves: 6