Chinese Grilled Fish (Kao Yu - 烤鱼)
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The Woks of Life · by Judy

Chinese Grilled Fish (Kao Yu - 烤鱼)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING65M COOK
CAL 21%·PRO 79%
CARBS 16G15% OF CAL
4G FIBER0G ADDED0G INTRINSIC7G OTHER5G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 23G49% OF CAL
3G SAT21G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

A whole grilled fish coated in a fragrant Sichuan sauce with vegetables, aromatics, and spicy bean paste. Complex, bold, and warming, this is an impressive centerpiece for sharing.

mainchinesefishdairy freegluten free
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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 6
  • 2 pound whole fish ((scaled, gutted & cleaned; choose a flaky white fish such as tilapia, catfish, large-mouth bass, or branzino))
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
  • ½ teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ounces dried bean threads/bean curd sticks ((foo jook; soaked and cut into 2-inch/5cm pieces))
  • 3 ounces celery ((thinly sliced into bite-size pieces))
  • 3 ounces mushrooms ((such as wood ear, enoki, beech, oyster, king trumpet, or shiitake mushroom))
  • 6 ounces lotus root ((peeled and thinly sliced))
  • 4 ounces soybean sprouts
  • 4 tablespoons neutral oil ((such as vegetable, canola, or avocado oil, divided))
  • 6 slices ginger ((thinly sliced))
  • 15 cloves garlic ((smashed))
  • 10 g dried chilies ((optional))
  • 1 tablespoon whole Sichuan peppercorns ((optional))
  • 6 bay leaves
  • 3 star anise pods
  • ¼ cup spicy bean sauce ((辣豆瓣酱; or use regular bean paste))
  • 4 cups low sodium chicken stock ((or water))
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • ½ cup scallions and/or cilantro ((scallions sliced on an angle, cilantro chopped or torn))
PREP
45M
SODIUM
1098MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.