Ingredients for Pickled Vegetable Braised Eel:
– Eel: 1000g
– Pickled vegetables: 800g
– Ginger, garlic, Sichuan peppercorns, star anise, small red chili peppers, cinnamon
Preparation Steps:
1. Place cured pork directly into a cold pan to render fat.
2. Measure all seasoning ingredients.
3. Prepare 1kg of eel.
4. Prepare pickled vegetables.
5. Render the fat from the cured pork thoroughly to reduce greasiness.
6. Remove fried cured pork, then sauté ginger, garlic, chili peppers, Sichuan peppercorns, cinnamon, star anise, and Pixian bean paste until fragrant.
7. Add eel and stir-fry, seasoning with salt, cooking wine, Thirteen Spices, and mala seasoning.
8. After stir-frying with seasonings, the dish may be served immediately if pickled vegetables are omitted.
9. Reintroduce cured pork and add pickled vegetables, continuing to stir-fry.
10. Pour in boiling water and braise. Add chicken essence before serving for final seasoning.
Cooking Tips:
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