Xi Hu Cu Yu from The Taste of China by Ken Hom

Xi Hu Cu Yu from The Taste of China by Ken Hom

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Carp have been domesticated and kept in ponds for many centuries in China. Valued for their golden scales as well as for their tasty flesh, they have a distinctive, rich, strong flavour. The Chines...

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Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons cornflour mixed with 2 teaspoons water
  • 125 ml/4 fl oz chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 teaspoons rice wine or dry sherry
  • 1.1-1.4 kg/2½-3 lb fresh whole carp or catfish or 3 fresh whole trout
  • 2 tablespoons rice wine or dry sherry
  • 3 tablespoons black rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped peeled fresh ginger root
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped spring onions
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons peanut oil
  • 3 tablespoons light soy sauce

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