Monday, October 28, 2013

braised threadfin with fermented soybeans

I love fish. I love it cooked in any way.

Unfortunately, I am (thus far) the only one at home who likes fish. The LAM is not too keen on it as he did not really eat a lot of fish growing up - fish and chips is not counted - and the kids are too young to appreciate fish.

Because of this, I usually end up cooking one portion of fish for myself. :)


Fermented black beans, however, is extremely popular in our household. Everyone loves fermented black beans. 

So today, I am sharing a recipe for fish braised with fermented black beans.

For this dish, I have used threadfin, but you should be able to use snapper or any other good fish with white flesh.

To start, I shredded some ginger as finely as possible, and sliced a chilli.



I also soaked some black beans in water.

The fish was dried on some kitchen towel.


I then fried the fish in some vegetable oil until both sides turned brown.



Once both sides had been browned, I placed the fish on a plate, and using the remaining oil, I stir-fried the ginger and chilli.


The black beans were added.


And the fish was returned to the skillet. I added some water as well as dark soy sauce.


I lowered the heat and braised the fish for about 5 minutes.

And it was served immediately. Preferably with rice.


RECIPE
Braised Fish with Fermented Soybeans (Serves 2)
Adapted from "Truly Hakka Delights" by Chong Moi Eng

Ingredients:
1 piece white fish - I used threadfin
5cm piece ginger, peeled and finely shredded
2 tablespoons fermented soybeans, soaked and drained
2 chilli, sliced thinly
1/4 cup water
1 tsp dark soy sauce

Method:
1. Add oil to a killet. Fry fish on both sides until browned.
2. Transfer fish to a plate. Add ginger and chilli to the oil. Fry for a minute.
3. Add fermented soybeans. Return fish to skillt.
4. Add water and dark soy sauce.
5. Reduce heat to low. Braise fish for about 5-8 minutes, depending on thickness of fish.

I am submitting this recipe for Little Thumbs Up hosted by Mich from Piece of Cake, Joyce from Kitchen Flavours and Doreen from my little favourite DIY.



And sharing this with Cook-Your-Books hosted by Kitchen Flavours.



4 comments:

  1. Hi Diana,

    Nice that no one will be fighting with you to eat this delicious braised threadfin :) Enjoy!

    Zoe

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  2. Hi Diana,
    This looks delicious, I could eat my rice with just this one dish alone!
    I love fish, and luckily so do my family! My son loves steam fish, while the daughter love fried ones.
    Thanks for sharing with CYB!

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  3. This braised threadfin looks delicious! Love the shredded ginger and chilli on top.

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