Perilla (Zi Su) Fish Soup is not only a delicious recipe, but also a remedy in Chinese food therapy. It has mild effects to help relieve common cold, headache, wet cough, stomach cold, morning sickness, chest fullness and abdominal fullness. Perilla Fish Soup is a good recipe for winter and spring to dispel coldness and dampness in the body.
Perilla (Zi Su) is also effective in prevention of fish and crab poisoning. So cooking fish or crabs with perilla can prevent the food poisoning.
Here is how to make Perilla Fish Soup
Ingredients:
– Fish 300-800g
– Dried Perilla 15g (or fresh perilla 60g)
– Fresh Ginger 3 slices (cut into small pieces)
– Garlic 3 cloves (optional)
– Chili Pepper (optional)
– Soy Sauce 1 teaspoon (optional)
– Sugar 1 table spoon (optional)
– Salt 1 teaspoon (or according to your taste)
Directions:
– Fry the fish in hot oil until its color changes to crispy brown (skip this step if using fish fillets)
– Put the fish in a pan or wok, add 1-2 cups of water, and bring to a boil
– Add ginger, perilla, garlic, chili pepper, soy sauce and salt
– Cover and simmer for 10 minutes
– Remove from heat and serve
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