Easy 30-minute Chinese specialty foods: Tender black fish in tangy sour soup – Guizhou’s iconic sour fish soup!
Steaming sour fish soup – bowl-licking good Chinese specialty foods!
Why This Sour Fish Soup Recipe Is Perfect for Home
Unlike fiery Sichuan hot pots, Guizhou’s sour soup delivers a mellow, fermented tang with gentle Sichuan pepper aroma. This home-style sour fish soup uses common ingredients to recreate authentic Chinese specialty foods – no fancy equipment needed!
Ingredients for Authentic Sour Soup
400g black fish slices
2 tomatoes
200g bean sprouts
200g tofu
4 tbsp Guizhou red sour soup
2 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 tsp salt
800ml boiling water
1 tbsp cooking wine
½ tbsp white pepper
½ tsp salt (blanching)
Ginger slices
Garlic cloves
½ tbsp Sichuan pepper oil
Scallions + cilantro
Step-by-Step Sour Fish Soup Recipe
1Prepare Ingredients
Time: 10 minutes
- Boil water, pour over 2 tomatoes → easily remove skins → chop small
- Mix 400g black fish slices with ½ tsp salt, 1 tbsp cooking wine, ½ tbsp white pepper → marinate 10 min
- Blanch bean sprouts (2 min) + tofu (1 min) → arrange in serving bowl
2Make Sour Soup Base
Time: 5 minutes
- Heat pot, add 2 tbsp rapeseed oil
- Sauté ginger + garlic until golden
- Add chopped tomatoes → crush with spatula → release orange-red oil
- Add 1 tsp salt → 4 tbsp Guizhou red sour soup → stir-fry 30 seconds
- Sour aroma fills kitchen instantly! 🌶️
3Cook Sour Fish Soup
Time: 7 minutes
- Add 800ml boiling water → boil high heat
- Reduce to medium → simmer 5 minutes
- Strain residue → keep soup simmering
- Add fish slices one by one → wait 10 seconds → gently separate with chopsticks
- Cook 1.5 minutes → fish curls white → IMMEDIATELY turn off heat
4Finish & Serve
Time: 2 minutes
- Pour hot sour fish soup over bean sprouts + tofu
- Sprinkle scallions + cilantro
- Drizzle ½ tbsp Sichuan pepper oil → gently stir
- Lemongrass-like aroma elevates entire dish! ✨
Pro Tips for Perfect Chinese Specialty Foods
- Fish timing is KEY: Overcook = tough fish. 1.5 minutes max!
- Sichuan pepper oil = flavor game-changer. Don’t skip!
- Rice pairing: Pour sour soup over steamed rice = heaven
- Storage: Refrigerate 2 days. Reheat gently.
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Nutrition (Per Serving)
- Calories: 280
- Protein: 28g
- Fat: 12g
- Carbs: 8g
Why You’ll Love This Sour Soup Recipe
This sour fish soup embodies Guizhou’s philosophy: time ferments richness. Simple ingredients + patient simmering = restaurant-quality Chinese specialty foods.
“One spoonful = warmth from throat to stomach. Life’s best flavor!”
⭐ Reader Reviews:
“Easiest sour soup ever! Kids devoured it.” – Sarah L.
“Authentic taste! Better than restaurants.” – Mike Chen
