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Sour Vegetable Fish
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15 MIN
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4 servings
About This Recipe
This Sour and Spicy Bass Soup is a vibrant, family-sized dish bursting with bold flavors and tender fish slices. Perfectly marinated bass—infused with Shaoxing wine and Du Zhong wine—melts in your mouth, while the tangy sour vegetable package, spicy pickled peppers, and chili sauce create a rich, aromatic broth. Stir-fried ginger and onions add depth, while fresh bean sprouts, young bamboo shoots, and golden mushrooms bring a delightful crunch. The secret? Slicing the bass thinly for a silky texture and simmering it just until perfectly white. Easy to prepare yet impressive, this hearty soup is a satisfying meal for four, balancing heat, sourness, and umami in every spoonful. Dive into this comforting, restaurant-worthy dish at home!
Instructions
Detailed preparation guide
servings
4
Total Time
15m
shopping_basket Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- bass 600g
The aromatics
- ginger 50g
- onions 100g
- bean sprouts 150g
- young bamboo shoots 100g
- golden mushrooms 100g
- scallions 2 stalks
The sauce & seasonings
- sour vegetable package 200g
- pickled pepper package 100g
- chili sauce package 50g
- fish seasoning 2 tbsp
- Shaoxing wine 1 tbsp
- white wine (Du Zhong wine) 1 tbsp
- salt to taste
- cooking oil 100ml
menu_book Directions
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Step 1
Select the sour fish seasoning package.
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Step 2
Cut the bass into thin slices, first cut along the spine and then along the rib bones (choose bass because it has fewer bones even when sliced, which is ideal for this mixed soup). Marinate the fish slices with fish seasoning, Shaoxing wine, and white wine (in this case, Du Zhong wine is used).
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Step 3
Slice the ginger and cut the onions into strips. Heat 100ml of oil in a pot and stir-fry the ginger and onions until fragrant.
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Step 4
Add the sour vegetable package and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the pickled pepper package and chili sauce package. Continue stir-frying until the liquid is dry. Add water to about 2/3 of the pot’s height and bring to a boil. Add salt and scallions, cover the pot, and cook until the water boils.
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Step 5
Once the water is boiling, use chopsticks to gently add the fish slices to the pot one by one.
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Step 6
Wait for the fish slices to turn white.
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Step 7
Add bean sprouts, young bamboo shoots, and golden mushrooms. Uncover the pot and cook for 5 minutes.
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Step 8
Remove from heat and serve. This large pot is enough for a family of four.
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