# 我家草鱼从不红烧，加一个萝卜，不蒸不炸不水煮，上桌瞬间被扫光 Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KNIN2IQ2XA Recap page: https://rapidrecap.app/video/_KNIN2IQ2XA Generated: 2025-12-18T14:05:22.84+00:00 --- ## Quick Overview The video demonstrates how to prepare a savory, braised grass carp dish with daikon radish, avoiding traditional methods like red braising, steaming, or boiling, and instead uses a specific method involving marination and stewing in a clay pot, resulting in tender, flavorful fish and radish. **Key Points:** - The main dish prepared is Braised Grass Carp with Daikon Radish, using a method that involves marinating the fish pieces (including the head and bones) in a mixture of soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, and yellow bean paste for 30 minutes. - The recipe includes preparing side dishes: a cold salad made from shredded carrots, mung bean vermicelli, wood ear mushrooms, and scrambled eggs, seasoned with garlic, chili, sesame seeds, salt, sugar, and vinegar. - The main cooking process involves sautéing aromatics (ginger, scallions, garlic), adding the chopped vegetables (carrots, bell peppers, wood ear mushrooms), then adding the marinated fish pieces (head and bones first, then meat) and the reserved marinade. - The dish is simmered in the clay pot for 15 minutes after boiling rapidly under high heat, then finished by adding the chili rings and cilantro/scallions for a final three minutes on high heat to reduce the sauce. - The video also features a segment on making a soft, nutritious cornmeal and egg cake, where cornmeal is mixed with milk and eggs, steamed for 20 minutes, and then pan-fried until golden brown and fluffy. - The video concludes with preparation steps for a cold wood ear mushroom salad and a simple millet porridge recipe, showcasing multiple simple, nutritious dishes. ![Screenshot at 00:05: The cook cuts the fins off the grass carp using scissors as the first step in preparing the fish for braising.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-00-05.png) **Context:** The video is a Chinese cooking tutorial presented by a creator named 'Xiao Nun' (小颖美食), focusing on demonstrating several simple, nutritious, and relatively quick recipes. The initial focus is on a unique way to cook grass carp, followed by preparation techniques for vegetable side dishes, a cornmeal breakfast cake, and a chilled wood ear mushroom salad, all aimed at providing flavorful and healthy meal options. ## Detailed Analysis The video presents several distinct recipes. The primary focus is a unique method for preparing grass carp, which costs 30 RMB. The cook first cuts the fish into pieces, removing the fins and making strategic cuts to aid in flavor absorption. The fish (head, bones, and meat) is marinated for 30 minutes with soy sauce, cooking wine, oyster sauce, and yellow bean paste. Simultaneously, several side dishes are prepared: a cold salad involving shredded carrots, vermicelli, scrambled eggs, wood ear mushrooms, and seasoning (garlic, chili, sesame, etc.); a spicy, cold wood ear mushroom appetizer prepared by cleaning the mushrooms with flour and then soaking them in water with vinegar, followed by frying and seasoning; and a carrot and cabbage stir-fry with scrambled eggs and noodles. The main fish dish is cooked in a clay pot: aromatics are sautéed, vegetables are added, then the marinated fish is added, and the mixture is simmered for 15 minutes. The sauce is reduced, and the dish is finished with chili and scallions. The video also features a recipe for a soft cornmeal and egg cake, made by mixing cornmeal, eggs, and milk, steaming it, and then pan-frying it until golden brown. Finally, a simple cold dish of wood ear mushrooms is shown, prepared by soaking them with sugar and flour to clean them quickly, and then dressing them with a spicy garlic sauce. ### Braised Grass Carp Preparation - Cutting the fish and removing fins (00:05) - Marinating fish pieces for 30 minutes (01:10) - Sautéing aromatics, adding vegetables, then fish, and simmering for 15 minutes in a clay pot (2:11-2:54) - Finishing with chili and cilantro, reducing sauce (3:00-3:10) ### Cornmeal & Egg Cake Preparation - Mixing cornmeal, eggs, milk, yeast, and sugar to form a batter (4:29-4:33) - Steaming the batter mixture for 5 minutes (4:47) - Pan-frying until golden brown on both sides (09:00-09:25) - Resulting texture is soft, cake-like, and chewy due to cornmeal (26:30-26:46) ### Cold Wood Ear Mushroom Salad - Cleaning dried wood ear mushrooms using flour and warm water (27:35-28:27) - Preparing the spicy garlic/chili dressing (11:09-11:28) - Marinating the cleaned mushrooms for 10 minutes (28:33) - Final dish is served cold and seasoned (31:31-31:40) ### Stir-fried Cabbage, Carrots, & Eggs - Blanching cabbage (4:03-4:17) - Stir-frying aromatics, adding cabbage, carrots, and pre-cooked eggs (17:19-17:45) - Adding glass noodles (19:47) - Final dish is a savory stir-fry (17:47-18:01) ### Lotus Root Salad Preparation - Peeling and thinly slicing lotus root (10:16-10:33) - Blanching slices in water with vinegar for 3 minutes (11:47-11:57) - Seasoning with a cold sauce made of minced garlic, chili, sesame, salt, sugar, soy sauce, and vinegar (11:13-11:28) - Final salad is crisp and flavorful (12:33-12:44) ![Screenshot at 00:00: A whole grass carp resting on a wooden cutting board before preparation begins.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-00-00.png) ![Screenshot at 01:15: The cook prepares the side dish ingredients, starting with chopping a large white radish into rolling pieces.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-01-15.png) ![Screenshot at 03:48: The final product of the cabbage, egg, and noodle stir-fry is shown, mixed thoroughly.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-03-48.png) ![Screenshot at 11:53: The lotus root slices are shown soaking in cold water with vinegar to prevent oxidation.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-11-53.png) ![Screenshot at 23:05: The yeast-activated dough has visibly risen to 1.5 times its original size after proofing.](https://ss.rapidrecap.app/screens/_KNIN2IQ2XA/00-23-05.png)