Sizzling Eel Shreds
Sizzling Eel Shreds is a classic Jiangsu-Zhejiang-Shanghai style dish. The eel shreds are fresh, tender, and smooth, seasoned with garlic, minced ginger, and sauce. Hot pork lard is poured over for a burst of aroma. The flavor is rich with a slight sweetness—perfect with rice.
Ingredients and Tools
- eel shreds
- garlic
- minced ginger
- cooking wine
- light soy sauce
- oyster sauce
- dark soy sauce
- table salt
- white sugar
- white pepper
- starch
- minced garlic
- chopped scallions
- pork lard
Measurements
- eel shreds 400 g
- garlic 40 g
- minced ginger 20 g
- cooking wine 13 g
- light soy sauce 3 g
- oyster sauce 2 g
- dark soy sauce 2 g
- table salt 2 g
- white sugar 6-15 g
- white pepper 3.5-8 g
- starch 10 g
- water 50 g
- minced garlic 40 g
- chopped scallions 15 g
- pork lard 20 g
Steps
- Cut the eel into three sections, then slice into thin shreds
- Add 0.5 g white pepper and 3 g cooking wine, mix well, then add 5 g sesame oil to marinate
- Heat oil to coat the wok
- Add vegetable oil and heat to 60% hot
- Add half of the minced garlic and all of the minced ginger, stir-fry a few times
- Add the eel shreds and stir-fry over medium heat for 30 seconds
- Pour 10 g cooking wine around the edge and stir-fry a few times
- Add light soy sauce and stir-fry evenly
- Add oyster sauce and dark soy sauce, stir-fry a few times
- Add table salt, white sugar, and 3 g white pepper, stir-fry evenly
- Mix starch and water into a slurry, pour into the wok, and reduce until thickened
- Plate, sprinkle with minced garlic and chopped scallions
- Heat another wok, add pork lard, heat to 70% hot, and pour over the eel shreds
Notes
- Do not wash the eel blood too clean, otherwise the eel easily turns black and smelly
- You can ask the vendor to help slaughter the eel
- You can add more white pepper and white sugar to help remove fishiness and enhance aroma
- Reference: “Sizzling Eel Shreds” homestyle recipe, tastes great, saved first - YouTube If you follow this guide and find issues or steps that can be improved, please submit an Issue or Pull request.