Duo Jiao Yu Tou

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• Steamed rice
• Plain noodles in the sauce afterwards
• A cold beer

Sides from the same cuisine on this site: Vegan Fried Rice.

How to Cook Duo Jiao Yu Tou

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1. Rub the fish head inside and out with the wine and salt and leave 10 minutes, then rinse and pat dry.

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2. Lay the whole spring onions and ginger slices on a heatproof plate and set the fish head on top, cut side up and opened flat.

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3. Mix the chopped chillies, black beans, garlic, chopped ginger, soy sauce, wine and sugar.

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4. Spread the mixture right across the fish head in an even layer.

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5. Steam over rapidly boiling water 12 minutes, until the flesh at the thickest part comes away from the bone easily.

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6. Pour off any watery liquid that has collected on the plate.

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7. Scatter the sliced spring onions and coriander over.

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8. Heat the oil until it just smokes and pour it over the top in one go — it should hiss loudly. Serve immediately.

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Worth Knowing Before You Cook

Twelve minutes. Fish head dries out with no warning.

Salted chopped chillies, not fresh. Bright and sour is the point.

Pour off the watery liquid before the hot oil goes on.

Ingredient Swaps

• Out of spring onions? A small regular onion, finely sliced, or a few chives stirred in at the end both cover the job.
• Dried chilli flakes can stand in for the red chillies. Heat varies a great deal between chillies and between jars, so start with a small pinch and add more to taste.
• If you only have ground ginger, a quarter-teaspoon for each tablespoon of fresh is the ratio usually given; it tastes warmer and less bright than the fresh root.

Storing and Reheating

Best immediately. Refrigerated 1 day at most.

Duo Jiao Yu Tou Nutrition

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