Many people have eaten small yellow croaker in their daily life. Everyone knows that small red fish is soft and tender, and when paired with vinegar, it is very popular with its sour and sweet taste. The amount of small yellow croaker to prepare should be based on personal portion size, and some pork and shiitake mushrooms, onions, etc. are also needed. These are mainly prepared as ingredients when making fish to remove the fishy smell.

Materials:

Main ingredient: one yellow croaker

Accessories: ginger slices, scallions, shiitake mushroom particles, pork cubes,

Seasonings: soy sauce, oyster sauce, chicken powder, salt, cooking wine, soy sauce for coloring, starch, sugar

Preparation method:

Clean the fish’s internal organs thoroughly and wash it clean;

Make several diagonal cuts on the fish, dry it with a dry cloth, and then season both sides with salt and let it marinate for a while;

Heat a pan, add oil, and pan-fry the fish on both sides over low heat until golden brown.

Add cooking wine, soy sauce, oyster sauce, a little sugar, and simmer slightly until cooked, allowing it to absorb the flavors. Add some soy sauce for coloring, and then thicken the sauce with starch.

Drizzle oil over the dish when it is done.

Introduction:

Yellow croaker is also known as Shi Shouyu, Huangyu, etc. In China, important species include big yellow croaker, small yellow croaker, Meitong fish, and so on.

Yellow croaker contains a high amount of protein, and also contains fat, ash, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, niacin, iodine, etc., among which the content of phosphorus and iodine is particularly high.

Big yellow croaker is also known as Da Wangyu, Da Xian, and Huangyu. Small yellow croaker is also known as Huanghuayu, Xiao Xian, and Dàyǎn. These two types of fish are very similar, but they are two distinct species. Big yellow croaker is long and large in size, while small yellow croaker is short and small in size. However, it is difficult to distinguish between the smaller ones of big yellow croaker and the larger ones of small yellow croaker. The identification method is as follows: first, look at the fish mouth on the head, the lower lip of big yellow croaker is longer than the upper lip, and the mouth is closed more roundly. Second, the scales of big yellow croaker are smaller, with about eight scales between the starting point of the dorsal fin and the lateral line, while the scales of small yellow croaker are larger, with about five or six scales between the starting point of the dorsal fin and the lateral line. Moreover, the tail stalk of big yellow croaker is longer, with a length more than three times its height, while the tail stalk of small yellow croaker is shorter, with a length more than twice its height. Due to the thick flesh of big yellow croaker, people tend to prefer buying big yellow croaker.

Yellow croaker has the effects of invigorating the spleen and stomach, boosting Qi, enriching essence, strengthening Yang, improving eyesight, and calming the mind, which can be used for symptoms such as weakness and poor appetite, premature ejaculation, fatigue, yellow and emaciated complexion, dizziness and fatigue, and chronic illness with weakened body.

Yellow croaker is prone to produce phlegm and enhance toxicity, aid in boils and fever, so those with inherent phlegm and heat syndrome are not recommended to eat it in large quantities.