Chapter 39 Chapter 39 Fish Head

There is a folk story. In the old society, a group of bandits robbed a businessman and his entourage. The bandits originally wanted them to leave money to buy the road and leave. It was empty, and the bandits didn't believe it, so they were locked in the bandit's nest.At lunch, the bandit cooked a fish for them to eat. The bandit peeped outside the door. When the merchant ate the fish, the bandit broke in and pointed out that the merchant was rich instead of poor. Said: No need to quibble, we saw your first chopsticks pinching the fish head!Only the rich put the first chopsticks towards the head of the fish when they eat fish, while the poor often eat the back of the fish first.This story points out that in terms of diet, the poor eat meat and the rich eat flavor, but fish heads have flavor.

The head of the fish is delicious, and the head of the fat-headed fish is the first to be recommended. This fish just has a big head that is not good at thinking. Its value is not much different from that of the humble silver carp. Silver carp as a company.The head of fat head fish is naturally boiled in soup, the meat around the eyes and the brain are fresh and tender, and the soup is also pure and sweet.Boiled fish head is probably considered a lazy way to eat, because there is no need for more complicated workmanship, just split the fish head, fry it in a pan for a while, and then put it in a casserole to cook, with ginger, garlic, dried chili and shallots Make the seasoning.Of course, when there is no casserole, cooking in steel pots, iron pots, copper pots, aluminum pots and other containers can also make do, but it is best to cook in a casserole plate with charcoal and slow fire.

There are two side dishes for boiled fish head, one is tofu and the other is radish.For those who especially like tofu, it is wonderful to cook tofu with fish head. Beijing’s boxed tofu boiled with fish head is really wonderful.Boil the fish head with radish, the taste of the fish head is more fresh, you can choose the crisp and tender water radish, but I think the chervil is more pure.But for both kinds of cooking, the soup must be boiled white, the fish head boiled with tofu, the soup is as white as milk, and the fish head boiled with radish, the soup is clearer.It also needs to be cooked for a long time. As the saying goes, one thousand tofu and ten thousand fish are cooked. Cooking fish is like making friends. The longer the time, the deeper the friendship.

But boiled radish with fish head is sometimes more popular. If you are a little angry, or you have a cold, you can drink the delicious fish head radish soup.Because radish has the reputation of small ginseng, the old saying "when the radish is on the market, the medicine shop will be closed", refers to the excellent medicinal function of radish. In short, it is a soup for ventilating, refreshing, and refreshing. beneficial.As for the northerners who like to eat noodles, they can actually use fish head soup. For those who are more particular, cook the fish head soup thickly and filter it with gauze so that they can eat noodles without worry.But do not make handmade noodles, it is better to use dried noodles, because the clear soup of the dried noodles will not overwhelm the delicious taste of the fish head.Of course, you can also use fish head soup to make cold noodles, press out the noodles and dry them in the sun. You can eat fish head soup noodles at any time. Fish head soup noodles are a delicious noodle dish.

In winter, eating fish head soup jelly is also a very delicious way to eat it. For those who prefer fish head soup jelly, it’s okay to cook fish head soup in the refrigerator in summer, but the best way is to put it in the refrigerator. In the freezer, if it forms ice cubes in the freezer, it will not have the soft feeling of soup.In addition to the above eating methods, the current Hunan cuisine has developed a "chopped pepper fish head", which may also be found in Sichuan flavor restaurants. It is thick and has a unique flavor, but if you choose an authentic Hunan restaurant, its taste is similar to that of Sichuan boiled fish fillets, which is an innovative idea.