Doubanjiang Fish

Name: Doubanjiang Fish
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 whole white fish; 3 tbsp doubanjiang (chili bean paste); 4 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp ginger, minced

豆瓣鱼/doh-ban yew/

Also known as: Sichuan Chili Bean Fish

About this dish

Whole fish braised in a fiery, fermented broad bean chili paste sauce, a Sichuan classic.

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Ingredients

🐟1 whole white fish

🌶️3 tbsp doubanjiang (chili bean paste)

🧄4 cloves garlic, minced

🫚2 tbsp ginger, minced

Method

Serves 2

Score and lightly fry the whole fish until golden.

Sauté garlic, ginger, and doubanjiang until fragrant and deeply red.

Add stock and return the fish to the pan.

Simmer gently, spooning sauce over the fish, until cooked through.

Garnish with scallion and serve with rice.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

This dish showcases doubanjiang, Sichuan's signature fermented broad bean chili paste, central to many regional dishes.

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