Choose a light fish with a bright appearance, intact scales, and clear and bright eyes, and make sure that there are no visible scratches or bruising on the body.
Fresh light fish should have a light marine smell, avoid choosing fish with an off-smell or fishy smell.
After the fish is repurchased, a knife is used to carefully clean the abdominal cavity to remove internal organs and blood stains to keep the fish clean.
Use a scaling tool to remove the scales from the fish, while salt or starch can be used to rub the skin to remove the fishy smell.
Steaming is a cooking method that preserves the original flavor of bare fish. Before steaming the fish, you can sprinkle some green onions, ginger and garlic on the fish, drizzle some light soy sauce, and steam until the fish is cooked. Pay attention to the heat when steaming the fish and do not over-steam it to keep the fish tender.
Put the cleaned fish into the pot, add an appropriate amount of light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, etc., and simmer slowly to make the fish flavorful. You can add some ginger slices and green onions to enhance the fragrance, and stew until the soup is dense and the fish is flavorful.
Cut the fish into cubes, sprinkle with salt and pepper and fry in olive oil or butter until golden brown, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Can be paired with lemon juice for added freshness.
Cut the light fish into pieces, add sauerkraut, tomato, shiitake mushrooms, etc., add an appropriate amount of chicken broth or water, add ginger slices, minced garlic, and simmer into a hot and sour stew. Not only is it delicious, but the soup is sour and spicy.
The meat of bare fish is tender, and overcooking will cause the meat to become old, so pay attention to the heat during the cooking process to maintain the tender taste of the fish.
Adjust the amount of seasoning according to your personal taste, you can try adding some spices, herbs or specialty flavors to make the light fish more flavorful.
With the above cooking methods, you can easily make delicious and tender light fish dishes to satisfy your taste buds.