Steamed Fish Head with Homemade Chopped Chili Pepper Sauce . 自家剁椒蒸魚頭

 Steamed Fish Head with Homemade Chopped Chili Pepper Sauce

                                   自家剁椒蒸魚頭

After taking this dish, my friends told me that it was the best steamed fish head they have ever had....it might be a bit overrated, but I had to admit that, this steamed fish was very tasty with the homemade Chopped Chili Pepper, it made the taste standing out a lot, especially I have thought of what I should do to enhance the flavor.

Living a good life is like cooking a good dish. For life, I always try my best to live it to the fullest and happy, I try every possible way to live meaningfully and have fun. For cooking, no matter for cooking a simple or difficult dish, baking bread, or even a cake, I do try to make it to the taste which is more agreeable and delicious, and the recipe to be zero-failure. Like this steamed fish head, I used the spring onions and ginger which are always found in the kitchen and processed it slightly to bring out the freshness of the fresh fish head, and the saltiness and spiciness of the chopped chili pepper. If you love spicy food and fish, follow my recipe, I believe you will love this dish as well.

朋友吃過我煮的這道菜，都說這是他們吃過最好吃的剁椒魚頭；我覺得這有點過譽吧，但我不得不承認這道蒸魚頭確實鮮辣惹味，而我做菜前著實想過怎樣去提鮮的。

做人和做菜都一樣。做人，我盡量使生活過得充實而開心，要活得有意義，也有意思；做菜，每做一道菜、烤一個包或造一個蛋糕，我都盡量使味道更合意，也更特出。正如這個剁椒魚頭，我就利用了廚房裡的薑蔥，略作處理來帶起魚頭的鮮和剁椒的咸和辣。如果你也愛辣，也愛吃剁椒，跟我做這蒸魚頭吧，相信你也會好滿意滿足。

Steamed Fish Head with  Homemade Chopped Chili Pepper Sauce 

Ingredients:

Fish Head, big  1 pc (approx. 675g)

Ginger juice 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Oyster sauce 1 tsp
White Pepper 1 tsp
Oil 1 tbsp
Garlic，chopped  2 tbsp
Chopped Chili Pepper Sauce 2 tbsp
Sugar 1 tsp
Shaoxing wine 1 tsp
Peppercorn oil  a little
Sesame oil  1 tsp

Oil 3 tbsp
Spring Onion, chopped 2 tbsp
Ginger, crushed 1 tsp
Salt 1/2 tsp
Seasoned Soy Sauce for Fish  1 tsp

Method:
1. Wash the fish head, Cut open into two, then cut each side into 4 pieces and pat dry. Mix the ginger juice, salt and oyster sauce well, rub on the fish head inside and outside, marinate for 10 minutes; then rub white pepper on and marinate for another 5 minutes
2. When marinating the fish, heat oil and fry chopped garlic till fragrant, but not burnt, then add the chopped chili pepper sauce and sugar in, mix well and dish up. On the other hand, preheat the steamer oven or wok with water
3. Rearrange the fish head, skin side up on a big plate, put the fried Chili pepper sauce on top of it and steam for approx. 10 minutes 
4. At the same time, mix the chopped spring onions, crushed ginger, salt and soy sauce in a small bowl; heat 3 tbsp oil, then pour it on top, and mix well
5. Whe fish head is done with steaming, drain the sauce from the dish to a heated frying pan, simmer over medium low fire with wine, peppercorn oil and sesame oil and bring to the boil and sprinkle the sauce back onto the fish head. And spread the ginger and spring onion oil evenly on top.  Enjoy!

Cooking Tips:
1. I used the head from the fish called Big Head Fish or Yong Fish for its decent size
2. Fresh crushed garlic brings the fermented chili pepper sauce extra flavor, and the heated ginger and spring onion oil enhances the flavor of the whole fish dish a lot

自家剁椒蒸魚頭

材料： 

大魚頭 1 pc(約 675g)
薑汁 1 tsp
鹽   1/2 tsp
蠔油  1 tsp
胡椒粉 1 tsp
油  1 tbsp
蒜粒    2 tbsp
剁椒醬  2 tbsp
糖   1 tsp
紹酒  1 tsp
花椒油  數滴
麻油  1 tsp

油  3 tbsp
蔥粒   2 tbsp
薑茸   1 tsp
鹽     1/2 tsp
蒸魚豉油   1 tsp

做法：

1. 洗淨魚頭，把魚頭開邊，再一開四，抹乾水份；把薑汁、鹽和蠔油先混好，塗勻魚頭內外，先醃 10 分鐘，再抹上胡椒粉，多醃 5 鐘

2. 在醃魚時，用油熱鍋，中火略爆炒蒜粒至有香味，但不要焦，加入剁椒醬及糖炒勻，取出，備用；另一方面，預熱蒸爐或再蒸鍋

3. 魚醃好，把魚頭皮向外排回兩邊頭形放大碟上，均勻灑上子已爆好的剁椒醬，蒸約10分鐘

4. 與此同時， 把蔥粒、薑茸、鹽和頭抽放小碗混好；燒熱 3 tbsp 油，把油倒入小碗，拌勻

5. 魚蒸好，倒出魚汁回鍋中慢火煮熱，加入紹酒、花椒油和麻油，灑回魚頭上；再把薑蔥油均勻灑上，趁熱享用

提示：

1. 魚頭，我用大魚頭，即大頭魚或叫鱅魚，貪其多肉

2. 剁椒加鮮蒜粒略爆更提鮮、而薑蔥油也能帶出魚頭鮮美，一點不帶腥