Braised Fish Fillet with Black Beans 豆豉焖鱼

This is quite a common dish in households and my mum used to whip this up whenever we had plain white porridge for lunch.   I'm not so keen on the fish, but will make a beeline for the  beancurd sticks and puffs instead!

Recipe for Braised Fish Fillet with Black Beans   豆豉焖鱼

Ingredients

• 2 pieces of fish fillet about 125 gm each, seasoned with some salt
• 6 beancurd puffs cut into half
• 50 gm beancurd sticks, soaked and cut into 2 inch lengths
• 4 pips of garlic, chopped
• 1 small piece of ginger, chopped
• 1 Tbsp black bean 
• 1 tsp sugar or to taste
• 1 tsp cornflour + 2 tsp water to thicken
• 2.1/2 cups water
• 1/4 tsp dark soya sauce
• 1 Tbsp oil for frying

Method

1. Heat up some oil in a wok, fry the chopped garlic and ginger till fragrant, toss in the black beans, stir-fry.
2. Add in water, let it simmer, add in the beancurd sticks and puffs, continue to simmer.
3. Add in the fish fillet, simmer till cooked.   Fine tune to taste and add in the cornflour thickening.
4. Dish out and serve.
5. Sprinkle on some chilli slices and spring onions if desired.