How to pickle hairtail at home

Hairy fish is a local specialty of Hunan. It tastes spicy and refreshing and is rich in nutrients. It is a favorite snack for many people. Some people usually want to pickle it at home, but they don’t know how to pickle hairy fish. Today, the editor will talk about this issue specifically and tell you how to pickle hairy fish at home.

How to pickle hairtail at home

1. Ingredients for pickled hairtail

When pickling hairtail, you should prepare one kilogram of fresh hairtail, and then prepare appropriate amounts of salt, light soy sauce, noodle sauce, red oil, chili powder, MSG, thirteen spices and other seasonings.

2. Marinating steps of hairtail fish

Remove the internal organs of the fresh hairy fish, wash it with clean water, drain the water, let it dry for a few hours, then put it in a basin, add thirteen spices, table salt, noodle sauce, red oil, chili powder, MSG and other seasonings, mix well and marinate for twenty-four hours, pour out the marinated water, and then the hairy fish can be put into leaves, and then put it into the pot and braised before eating.

3. Precautions for pickling hairtail

When pickling hairtail, you must pay attention to choosing fresh hairtail, preferably alive. Dead hairtail will not taste good after pickling. Also, be sure to dry the water before pickling so that the hairtail can absorb more seasonings, allowing it to taste faster and making the hairtail taste better.