🇨🇳 Chinese

White Fish Tea-Smoked

Name: White Fish Tea-Smoked
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 4 min
Total time: 19 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tsp Salt; 3 cloves, crushed Ginger; 3 tbsp Rice; 2 tbsp Sugar; 1 tsp Sichuan Peppercorns; 500 g White Fish; 2 tbsp Peanut Oil; 1, juiced Rice Vinegar; 3 tbsp Jasmine Tea Leaves

🇨🇳 Chinese

Smoked over tea leaves and sugar until white fish takes on a deep amber, campfire aroma. Ready in 19 minutes including prep.

Prep 15 min Cook 4 min Serves 4 Easy

Ingredients

Salt1 tsp
Ginger3 cloves, crushed
Rice3 tbsp
Sugar2 tbsp
Sichuan Peppercorns1 tsp
White Fish500 g
Peanut Oil2 tbsp
Rice Vinegar1, juiced
Jasmine Tea Leaves3 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Whisk the Peanut Oil, rice vinegar juice, garlic, sichuan peppercorns and salt into a quick marinade.
2
Coat the white fish completely and let it sit for at least 20 minutes (overnight is even better).
3
Get the grill or griddle pan screaming hot.
4
Grill the white fish in a single layer, turning once, until charred in spots and cooked through.
5
Rest for 5 minutes, then finish with fresh cilantro and extra rice vinegar.

Chef's tip

Don't move the white fish for the first 3 minutes; a proper crust releases itself.

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Watch how it's made

Video: What is the method for smoking fish using tea leaves for Asian inspired dishes · on YouTube