Name: Authentic Suan Cai Yu Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: China
Ingredients: 1 lb firm white fish fillets (such as tilapia, cod, or basa), sliced into 1/2-inch thick pieces; 10 oz pickled mustard greens (suan cai), rinsed and roughly chopped; 1 tbsp vegetable or peanut oil; 1 oz Sichuan chili bean paste (doubanjiang); 8 slices ginger; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 4 cups chicken or fish stock; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tsp white pepper; 1 egg white; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 2 green onions, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup dried chili threads (la jiao) or dried red chilies (optional, for garnish)

Suan Cai Yu 🇨🇳 China

A Chinese dish featuring fish fillets cooked in a spicy, sour broth with pickled mustard greens.

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Fish fillets spicy broth sour broth pickled mustard greens

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