How to make steamed fish head delicious

How to make steamed fish head delicious

Steamed fish head is a traditional Cantonese dish, which is refreshing and nutritious. It is widely loved because of its delicious taste. If you want to make delicious steamed fish head, you should first choose fresh fish head.

Choosing fresh fish head is an important guarantee for making steamed fish head. The surface of fresh fish head should be wet and not slippery, with protruding fish eyes, bright red gills, no fishy smell, and a certain elasticity. If you are not sure whether the fish head is fresh, you can give up decisively.

Cleaning and processing fish head is the second step in making steamed fish head. Remove the scales on the surface of the fish head, and take out the gills and viscera. Rinse the fish head with light salt water for 3-5 minutes, then drain the water for standby.

The matching of spices is also the key to making steamed fish head. Put shredded ginger, garlic slices, scallions, peppercorns, cooking wine, etc. into a bowl, add a little salt and stir with soy sauce to form a dip. Spread the dip on both sides of the fish head and marinate for ten minutes.

Steaming is an important step in making steamed fish head. Put the marinated fish head into a steamer and steam it over high heat for 10-15 minutes. If the time is too long, the fish head will become old and hard; If the time is too short, it is not easy to taste.

The final key step is to prepare the sauce. Add water, salt, chicken essence, monosodium glutamate, starch, and some Chinese prickly ash and dry red pepper into the pot to boil. Pour it on the steamed fish head, sprinkle with chopped green onion and serve.

The above five steps are the basic points of making steamed fish head, but in actual operation, it needs to be adjusted appropriately according to your own taste.

After making steamed fish head, do not eat it when eating it. The spiciness and taste of fish head also need to be tasted many times. It is important to add or subtract appropriate dipping materials and sauce materials to achieve personal taste.

In short, as long as you choose the right fish head, handle the ingredients, master the steaming time and make sauce, you can easily make delicious steamed fish head.