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How to make whole eel in pot

The editor teaches you how to make a "simple pot eel" with crispy meat, thick body and rich soup

The eel meat is tender and delicious, with few thorns and high nutritional value , eel is rich in DHA and lecithin, high in protein and low in fat. Its calcium and iron content rank first among common freshwater fishes. eel also contains a variety of essential amino acids and unsaturated fatty acids that are beneficial to the human body. ; Summer eel one month before and after Slight Heat is the most nutritious and delicious. It is said that "Small Heat eel is better than ginseng". It has the effect of replenishing qi and blood, replenishing deficiency and nourishing the body. Today's simple pot eel is thick in body and crispy in texture. , the soup is rich.

Ingredients preparation

750 grams of eel

5 cloves of garlic

An appropriate amount of shallots

An appropriate amount of ginger

20 ml light soy sauce

15 ml dark soy sauce

10 ml cooking wine

15 g rock sugar

Eel in a simple pot Cooking process

1. First rinse the eel with clean water, peel the garlic, wash and chop the green onion, slice the ginger, and cut the eel into sections for later use.

2. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot and bring to a boil, add the eel and blanch it in the water, then remove it and rinse it thoroughly to remove the mucous membrane on the surface of the eel.

3. Heat up the pot and pour in an appropriate amount of cooking oil. When the oil is hot, add the garlic and stir-fry until the garlic turns golden brown. Add the ginger slices and stir-fry until fragrant. Dish out and set aside.

4. Heat the oil in the pot, pour in the blanched eel, add 10 ml of cooking wine, 15 ml of dark soy sauce and 20 ml of light soy sauce and stir-fry until coloured.

5. Then add an appropriate amount of water, add 15 grams of rock sugar, heat and turn off the heat.

6. Place the fried garlic and ginger slices on the bottom of the pot, then pour the cooked eel into the pot together with the soup.

7. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to low heat and continue to simmer for 10 minutes.

8. Use high heat to reduce the juice, finally sprinkle with chopped green onions, turn off the heat and take out the pot. The eel in a simple pot is done!