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Salted Fish and Tofu Hot Pot | Chef John’s Cooking Class

Chef John Zhang

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Salted Fish and Tofu Hot Pot | Chef John’s Cooking Class

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Salty and savory, Chicken with Tofu and Salted Fish combination is so good. It can become addictive! This Chinese Stir Fry Chicken with Tofu and Salted Fish in Clay Pot is very popular in Hong Kong and Guangdong, China.

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 15 min

TOTAL TIME: 30 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

1 lb Yellow Croaker
1 tbsp White Wine r [Marinade]
1 tsp Salt [Marinade]
1 pack Multi-Use Tofu, Cut Into Small Cubes
0.25 tsp salt [blanching]
2 tbsp Cooking Oil
3 oz Chicken Breast, Diced
1 tbsp Szechuan Peppercorn Oil or Chef-Made Peppercorn Oil (See 'Chef John's Signature Oils' Video)
1 tbsp Shaoxing Cooking Wine
1 tbsp Sliced Garlic
1 tbsp Sliced Ginger
1 stalk Green Onion, Cut Into 1.5-Inch Pieces
2 tbsp Carrot, Sliced
2 cups Water
1 tsp Oyster Sauce [Seasoning]
0.5 tsp Soy Sauce [Seasoning]
0.5 tsp Sugar [Seasoning]
0.25 tsp White Pepper, to Taste [Seasoning]
2 tbsp Cornstarch Slurry (2 Tbsp Cornstarch Mixed With 1 Tbsp Water)
3 stalks Green Onion
0.5 tsp Sesame Oil

Directions:

[How to make salted fish] Step 1

Scale, remove innards and wash the yellow croaker until clean.

[How to make salted fish] Step 2

Punch holes on both sides.

[How to make salted fish] Step 3

Rub with salt, and sprinkle 1 tablespoon white wine.

[How to make salted fish] Step 4

Hang and air-dry for 15 days in cool and windy condition.

Step 5

Cut salted fish into small pieces.

Step 6

Deep fry salted fish at 300-350°F (150-180°C) until golden; drain.

Step 7

Blanch tofu in hot water, add a pinch of salt in the water before blanching.

Step 8

Heat a wok, stir fry chicken, drizzle about peppercorn oil and cooking wine, and cook until fragrant.

Step 9

In the same wok, when the chicken turns white, add garlic, ginger, green onion, carrot; return the fried fish pieces to the wok, and mix thoroughly. Add cooking wine and keep stir-frying.

Step10

In the same wok, add enough water so all ingredients are immersed in it. Then add Tofu cubes, oyster sauce, soy sauce, salt, and sugar to the mixture, continue cooking while mixing, sprinkle ground white pepper, thicken with water and starch slurry.

Step 11

Finally add with green onion and sesame oil.

Step 12

Serve immediately in a clay pot.

Final Notes

[How to make salted fish] You also can purchase at chinese grocery store.