Zhanggong fish is a highly nutritious ingredient and a good nourishing food. It has a good effect of nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency when used to make soup. Now let me recommend a recipe for Zhanggong fish tofu soup!
[What is Zhanggong fish?]
Zhanggong fish, also known as Moonfish, is also called Mountain Flower Fish, Scale Fish, Starfish, Starlight Fish, Starfish, and Zhanggong Fish. It has a shape similar to Lates japonicus.
It is widely distributed in various regions south of the Yangtze River in China. It has the effects of nourishing yin and replenishing deficiency, strengthening tendons and bones, and treating insufficient liver and kidney, soreness and weakness of waist and knees, and weakness of limbs.
It is highly nutritious and is considered a "treasure among fish". This fish, found in streams and creeks in the mountains, has patterns all over its body and is very delicious when boiled into soup!
The shape of this fish is similar to black fish, but its body color is like catfish. However, the shape of the fish head, fish mouth, and the spots on the fish body are different from black fish and catfish.
In Guangdong, it is generally called Scale Fish or Starfish, while in Guangxi, it is commonly known as Zhanggong Fish. It mainly inhabits freshwater rivers with lush aquatic plants and feeds on small fish.
[The Nutritional Benefits of Zhanggong Fish]
Zhanggong fish has the effect of promoting lactation: It has the effect of nourishing qi and blood, and can promote physical recovery;
It also has the effect of promoting lactation in women with insufficient milk after childbirth.
It also has the effect of nourishing blood and invigorating qi. Zhanggong fish can make the skin rosy and the hands and feet warm. It is not suitable for people with sores to eat Zhanggong fish.
1. Treatment for insufficient milk after childbirth: 1 Zhanggong fish (about 500g), 250g pig trotters, 30g Codonopsis pilosula, 30g peanuts. Cook the fish meat, pig trotters, and peanuts in water and drink the soup. Take once a day for 7 consecutive days as one course of treatment.
2. For yin deficiency, weakness in limbs, post-illness weakness, and post-operative blood deficiency: Cook the meat (100-200g) with condiments and eat it cooked or in porridge, 1-2 times a day.
[How to Eat Zhanggong Fish]
Ingredients: 1 Zhanggong fish, ginger as needed, tofu as needed, oil as needed, salt as needed.
Method:
Clean the Zhanggong fish by removing scales, gills, and internal organs, and slice the ginger. Cut the tofu into small pieces. Then heat the oil in a pan and sauté the ginger slices. Pan-fry the Zhanggong fish over low heat until slightly yellow.
Put 1000ml of water into the pan, add all the ingredients, boil over high heat for 5 minutes, and then simmer for 15 minutes.
After the soup is ready, add oil and salt and it is ready to be eaten.
Tofu Zhanggong fish soup is refreshing and nourishing, replenishing protein, and the meat is very tender and delicious.
