Ribbon Fish Recipe: Braised Style And Quick Guide

Today we would like to share a Ribbon Fish Recipe that is braised style. This recipe can be endured from generation to generation because of its simple flavors, crispiness, and buttery texture if you can learn it. Before starting this recipe, we should talk some base acknowledge about ribbon fish.

Ribbon Fish (also called ribbonfish, belt fish, cutlass fish, cutlassfish, hairtail. Chinese name is 带鱼 Dai Yu) belongs to the hairtail family of Perciformes. Ribbon fish have a striking appearance that the body is flat as a band and the color is silver gray. It also has a large head tip that gradually tapers to the tail. Most of them are about 1 m in length.

The texture of the ribbon fish is delicate, presenting itself with white, flaky meat that has a hint of ocean flavors. Preparing the fish is also easy as they’re mostly sold in fillets in the local markets. If you don’t want to deal with it, you can ask the salesperson to help you do that. Trust me, once you have tried it, you won’t forget it anymore.

In this Chinese ribbon fish recipe, we also provide a detailed guide video for you, you can watch it below.

Firstly, we should cut ribbon fish. We use 1 ribbon fish for this recipe. Tear off the fins from the side of fishtail. Then cut it into small pieces. Then use the chopstick to clean the viscera of ribbon fish. Then use water to wash it again and save for later.

After that, we should marinate ribbon fish. Firstly, add 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1/2 tablespoon salt to marinate ribbon fish for 10 minutes. It can help the meat of ribbon fish absorb the taste. Cooking wine can help us remove the fishlike smell from the fish.

When the ribbon fish is marinating, we should prepare other ingredients for this food. Cut 3 slices of ginger, save them for later. Cut 1 bunch of garlic sprouts, separate garlic segment, and garlic leaves. Then save them for later. Then cut 1 red pepper, save it for later.

Next, we should prepare the braised sauce. Add 1 tablespoon cooking wine, 1/2 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon seasoned soy sauce for seafood, 1/4 teaspoon sugar, 1/4 teaspoon chili sauce into the bowl. Stir them evenly. Then save them for later. We also can change the ratio of the sauce. It depends on your flavor.

Now we can start to braise ribbon fish. Add 2 tablespoons of peanut oil into the pan. Then add the ribbon fish into the pan. Use a small fire to fry it to golden yellow. Please don’t stir it quickly. If you are afraid that it sticks to the pan, you can shake the pan to prevent it. We should wait for one side to golden yellow then we start to stir it to another side. After that, add ginger, garlic segment into the pan. They can help us to remove the fishy flavor. Then add enough water to immerse the ribbon fish. Then add the braised sauce into the pan. Use the middle fire to heat it for 5 minutes.

After that, add garlic leaves, red pepper to beautify this food. Finally, add 1 teaspoon sesame oil into the pan to tart up. After the ribbon fish have absorbed the sauce, we got the delicious braised ribbon fish. If you taste it, you would find it is tender and delicious. Hope you can try it at home.