Braised fish stuffed with pork

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 (2-lb) fish
¼ pounds Lean pork
1 Scallion stalk
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Ginger juice (up to)
5 tablespoons Oil
1 Clove garlic
5 slices Fresh ginger root
1 Leek stalk
2 cups Water
1 tablespoon Sugar
3 tablespoons Soy sauce

Directions

1. Prepare fish as in steps 1 and 2 of "Basic Braised Soy Fish".

2. Mince or grind pork and mince scallion; then combine with cornstarch, soy sauce, sherry and sugar. Extract ginger juice and blend in. Stuff mixture into fish cavity.

3. In a large, deep pan, heat oil until nearly smoking. Add fish and brown on both sides. Remove fish; drain oil from pan.

4. Crush garlic; mince ginger root; cut leek in ½-inch sections. Then add to pan with water and remaining sugar and soy sauce; bring to a boil.

5. Return fish and simmer, covered, 20 minutes. Carefully turn fish over and simmer, covered, 10 minutes more.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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