Steamed Fish Head with Chopped Chillies

Ingredients 17

• Fish head (bighead carp) 鱼头1 个
• Chopped salted chillies 剁椒200 g
• Bird's eye chillies 小米椒2–3 个
• Spring onion 葱to taste
• Garlic 蒜8 个
• Ginger 姜30 g
• Shaoxing cooking wine 料酒to taste
• Vinegar 醋1 tsp
• Salt 盐to taste
• Light soy sauce 生抽2 tbsp
• Sugar 糖to taste
• Sesame oil 麻油1 tbsp
• Cooking oil 油2 tbsp
• Oyster sauce 蚝油2 tsp
• Ground pepper 胡椒粉to taste
• Sichuan peppercorns 花椒20 个
• Star anise 八角1 个

Steps 6

1. 1
   Step 1

   Remove the gills and scale the piece of body under the head. Clean the inside well, especially the black lining.

   鱼头去鳃，鱼头下面那段鱼肉刮掉鳞，鱼膛里的杂物尤其是黑膜一定要清理干净。

2. 2
   Step 2

   Split the head down the middle from the chin side, leaving the two halves joined. Rub inside and out with 1 spoon each of soy sauce, cooking wine and oyster sauce and a little salt; leave for at least 10 minutes.

   从鱼下巴那面竖着劈成相连的两半，用1勺生抽、1勺料酒、1勺蚝油和少许盐里外抹匀，腌10分钟以上。

3. 3
   Step 3

   Line a large plate with thin slices of ginger and lay the fish head on top, skin side up.

   大盘子里铺满姜片，鱼头正面朝上放在姜片上。

4. 4
   Step 4

   In a bowl, mix the chopped chillies with chopped spring onion whites, ginger and garlic, the rest of the soy sauce, cooking wine and oyster sauce, a little sugar, the vinegar and a little pepper. Add salt only if the chillies are not salty enough.

   剁椒放进大碗，加葱白末、姜末、蒜末，再加剩下的生抽、料酒、蚝油，少许糖、醋和胡椒粉拌匀，剁椒不够咸再加点盐。

5. 5
   Step 5

   Spread the chilli mixture over the fish head. Steam over boiling water on high heat for 10–12 minutes, depending on its size.

   把拌好的剁椒铺在鱼头上，放进水已烧开的蒸锅，大火蒸10到12分钟，按鱼头大小调整。

6. 6
   Step 6

   Take out the fish and scatter chopped green spring onion on top. Heat the oil with the Sichuan peppercorns and star anise on low heat until fragrant, remove them, add the sesame oil and pour the hot oil over the spring onion.

   取出鱼头，撒上葱花。锅里放油，下花椒和八角小火炸香后捞出，再倒入香油烧热，趁热淋在葱花上。