Roasted Small Fish
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Roasted Small Fish

timer 38 MIN
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person 4 servings
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Roasted Small Fish

About This Recipe

This Sichuan-Style Roasted Fish is a bold and aromatic dish that combines tender roasted fish with a spicy, umami-packed stir-fry topping. Perfectly crispy on the outside and juicy inside, the fish is first roasted with a hint of cooking wine for depth, then topped with a fiery mix of garlic, ginger, star anise, dried chilies, and Sichuan peppercorns for that signature numbing heat. A touch of bean paste and secret sauce (or Lao Gan Ma) adds rich, savory flavor, balanced by a hint of sweetness. Colorful veggies like lotus root, potatoes, bell peppers, and cucumber bring freshness and crunch. Finished with a final roast to meld the flavors, this dish is a feast for the senses—spicy, fragrant, and utterly irresistible. Ideal for those who love bold, authentic Sichuan flavors!

Instructions

Detailed preparation guide

servings 4
Total Time 38m

shopping_basket Ingredients

Main Ingredients
  • fish 500g
The aromatics
  • lotus root 100g slices
  • potato 100g slices
  • cucumber 100g pieces
  • onion 100g slices
  • red bell pepper 50g strips
  • green bell pepper 50g strips
The sauce & seasonings
  • garlic 2 cloves
  • ginger small piece (10g)
  • star anise 4 pieces
  • Chinese angelica small piece (5g)
  • dried chili peppers 5-6 pieces
  • Sichuan peppercorns 1 tbsp
  • bean paste 2 tbsp
  • secret sauce (or Lao Gan Ma) 2 tbsp
  • sugar 1.5 tbsp
  • cooking wine 30ml
  • soy sauce 1 tbsp
  • monosodium glutamate 0.5 tsp

menu_book Directions

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Step 1
Step 1
Clean the fish.
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Step 2
Step 2
It’s best to ask the vendor to cut the fish into a format suitable for roasting when purchasing. If not, you can cut it yourself.
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Step 3
Step 3
Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius for 5 minutes. Apply a small amount of cooking wine to both sides of the fish (about a palm-sized amount).
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Step 4
Step 4
Place the fish in the oven and roast at 200 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes.
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Step 5
Step 5
Prepare seasonings and side dishes. Use 2 small garlic cloves, a small amount of ginger, 4 star anise, a small amount of Chinese angelica, a small handful of dried chili peppers, a small handful of Sichuan peppercorns, half a small dish of bean paste, half a small dish of secret sauce (or use Lao Gan Ma), and 1.5 tablespoons of sugar. Also, prepare lotus root slices, potato slices, cucumber, onion, red bell pepper, and green bell pepper according to your taste.
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Step 6
Step 6
After the fish is roasted, brush a layer of clear oil on it.
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Step 7
Step 7
Heat a pan with more oil, stir-fry the prepared seasonings and dishes until fragrant, then add half a scoop of soy sauce, a small amount of sugar, and a small amount of monosodium glutamate.
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Step 8
Step 8
Place the stir-fried seasonings on top of the fish and put it back in the oven. Roast at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
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Step 9
Step 9
Remove from the oven.

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