Description
Chiayi's local hot pot where a giant deep-fried bighead carp head is simmered in a rich Shacha-based broth with cabbage, pork, and tofu.
Restaurants serving Fish Head Casserole
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Giant fish head (Bighead carp
- etc.)
- Shacha sauce
- Cabbage
- Pork
- Tofu
- Doupi(Tofu skin)
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- [Fried Fish Head] Halve a giant bighead carp (Da Tou Lian: river fish) head, coat with sweet potato flour, and deep-fry whole in high-temp oil until crispy to seal in umami.
- [Broth] Add massive Shacha sauce (Taiwan BBQ sauce), soy sauce, sugar, and chili to pork bone broth to make a special spicy soup.
- Lay cabbage, sliced pork, wood ear, tofu, and Doupi (tofu skin) in a clay pot; slam the fried fish head on top.
- Pour the soup, simmer slowly until ingredients are gooey.
- Enjoy the supreme soup combining fish dashi and Shacha richness along with the ingredients.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense Shacha seafood extract and garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Fried yellowtail or sea bream head (flavor changes)
Pairing
Turkey Rice or Cold Beer
Trivia
[For Adults] A must-eat specialty alongside Turkey Rice when visiting Chiayi. The famous shop 'Smart Fish' draws massive lines daily. The visual of a giant fish head staring from a clay pot is intense, but the sweet/spicy Shacha soup completely unifies the cabbage and fish umami into a demonic hot pot that makes you eat endless white rice.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Dig out the 'collagen-packed gelatin' and 'around the eyes' attached to the fish head with chopsticks, slurping them with the Shacha soup!
Allergen
Seafood, Pork, Soy, Shrimp (from Shacha), Wheat