Description
The evolutionary form of Shui Zhu Yu. 'Dou Hua' (ultra-soft, unpressed fluffy tofu) is topped with paper-thin white fish slices and boiled in a violently spicy broth heavy with chilies, Sichuan pepper, and Doubanjiang. The contrast between the two melting textures of fish and tofu is artistic.
Restaurants serving Dou Hua Yu (Sichuan Spicy Fish with Soft Tofu)
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Recipe
Ingredients
- White fish
- Dou Hua(or ultra-silken tofu)
- Doubanjiang
- Dried red chilies
- Sichuan pepper
- Garlic
- Potato starch
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Coagulate fresh soy milk to make homemade 'Dou Hua' (ultra-soft tofu impossible to hold with chopsticks). Pave the bottom of a giant basin heavily with this.
- Slice white fish paper-thin. Velvet with salt, egg white, and massive starch.
- Heat generous oil. Fry garlic, ginger, Doubanjiang, and massive Sichuan pepper and dried red chilies to create red oil.
- Pour in Chinese broth, season with salt and a touch of sugar, and bring to a boil.
- Drop the fish slices into the boiling red soup for dozens of seconds until the red vanishes.
- Violently dump the fish and the entire boiling broth over the Dou Hua in the basin. Splash hot oil over it.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Intense heat of Doubanjiang/chilies (La) and Sichuan pepper numbing(Ma)
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
JP Cod and melting 'Oboro Tofu'
Pairing
White Rice / Cold Tea
Trivia
[Trivia] Originated in Jiangbei, Chongqing. Chongqing locals ignited a mad innovation by pairing the most delicate ingredient (Dou Hua) with the most violently spicy broth and white fish—and it was a massive success.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Use a spoon to scoop the blazing red broth, pure white fish, and Dou Hua together, dumping it onto piping hot white rice. The melting tofu and fluffy fish blend their two distinct softnesses in your mouth. Praised as even more profound than Shui Zhu Yu.
Allergen
Seafood, Soybeans, Wheat (Soy sauce)