Why is it called fish-flavored shredded pork without fish meat?

This is because fish flavor is a kind of production flavor. For example, we often have fish flavor eggplant, fish flavor tofu, etc. around us. Chinese cuisine is broad and profound, and we often see similar jokes: You can never find your wife in a wife cake, and you can never see a lion in a lion's head. Fish-flavored shredded pork is a home-cooked dish in our lives. Although it is called "鱼香", there is nothing fish-related in it. For those who don't know, you may be curious, why is fish-flavored shredded pork? Why call it this name if there is no fish in it?

Fish-flavored shredded pork is just a flavor. In addition to shredded pork, there are other fish-flavored dishes. The fish flavor contains six flavors: sour, spicy, fresh, fragrant, salty, and sweet. It can be said to be a mixed bag of flavors, but it tastes unique. If we want this dish to be delicious, we must first understand the steps of making fish flavor. Peel the carrots and cut into thin strips, soak the fungus in advance, tear into small pieces and set aside. Cut the tenderloin into shreds, add pepper, cooking wine, salt, egg white, and starch and marinate for 20 minutes. The purpose of this is to remove the fishy smell on the one hand, and to enhance the flavor on the other hand.

Heat oil in a pot. When the oil is hot, put the shredded pork into the pot and stir-fry until it turns white. Dish it out and set aside. Leave a little oil in the pot, stir-fry the bean paste into red oil, add the carrot shreds that are not easy to cook, stir-fry a few times, then add the onion, ginger, garlic, fungus, and shredded pork and stir-fry evenly. Next is the soul step of fish-flavored shredded pork. Add sugar, balsamic vinegar, cooking wine, salt, soy sauce, starch and a little water and stir evenly to make a gravy for fish-flavored shredded pork. If you have a mild taste, it is not recommended to add salt, because the salt content in bean paste is very high.

We directly put the prepared sauce into the pot, so that all the dishes are evenly coated with the sauce, and the fish-flavored shredded pork is completed. If you like spicy food, you can add green chili shreds and stir-fry a few times at the end, or add some dried chili peppers to it. Although there is no fish in the fish-flavored shredded pork, it is no less delicious than fish.