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★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 5 minCook 15 min

Slatedock Smoked-Fish

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Hu Zhuyong recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hu Zhuyong.

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Ratio

Ratio by volume: Vegetable Oil 65 ml, Shaoxing 60 ml, Chicken Stock 750 ml, Light Soy 78 ml, Dark Soy 25 ml
Vegetable Oil 65 mlShaoxing 60 mlChicken Stock 750 mlLight Soy 78 mlDark Soy 25 ml

Ingredients

  • Vegetable Oil — 60 g oil
  • Scallion — scallion (in oil)
  • Ginger — ginger (in oil)
  • Star Anise — 5 g star anise
  • Bay Leaf — 5 g bay leaf
  • Cinnamon — 5 g cinnamon
  • Cardamom — 5 g black cardamom
  • Shaoxing — 60 g yellow wine
  • Chicken Stock — 750 ml chicken stock
  • Light Soy — 90 g light soy
  • Rock Sugar — 150 g rock sugar
  • Dark Soy — 30 g dark soy
  • White Pepper — 3 g white pepper

Method

  1. Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): Vegetable Oil, Shaoxing, Chicken Stock, Light Soy, Dark Soy.
  2. Add: Scallion, Ginger, Star Anise, Bay Leaf, Cinnamon, Cardamom.
  3. Cap the jar and shake until combined.
  4. Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove — cool leftovers to warm-to-touch before they go back in the glass.

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Provenance

Hu Zhuyong (胡助勇). Shanghai / Jiangnan. Cited awards include: Michelin 1* (Mi Shanghai / 迷·上海, Shanghai — multi-year).

Originally published as Smoked-Fish Sauce (熏鱼酱汁).

Adapted from a Hu Zhuyong (胡助勇) recipe (Hu Zhuyong / Mi Shanghai (The Paper 淘最厨房)).

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

Yes — with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Hu Zhuyong / Mi Shanghai (The Paper 淘最厨房) (published as “Smoked-Fish Sauce (熏鱼酱汁)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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