Szechuan Pepper Salmon

Szechuan numbing peppers look like black pepper corn but have a tart numbing taste to them. I love them but is not very popular with my familia until I made this dish.

My other half went to Szechuan province in China and got acclimated to the new tastes and he got me six different varieties of the numbing peppers. Ahhh to smell the fresh spices...its fantastic. So I finally got a chance to cook with them and yum yum yum.

Szechuan Pepper Salmon(Pan fried salmon with Szechuan Peppers)

Szechuan Pepper Salmon

Ingredients For Marinade:

1. 2 tablespoons each of soya sauce, corn starch
2. 1 tablespoon white vinegar or rice vinegar
3. 1 egg white lightly beaten
4. 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

Ingredients

1. 3-4 salmon fillets cut into 1.5 inch cubes.
2. 1/4 cup peanuts chopped roughly and roasted
3. 6 dried red chillies
4. 1 tablespoon each of crushed red Szechuan Pepper , numbing pepper pounded, chopped garlic
5. 2-3 green onion stalks chopped
6. handful cilantro chopped
7. 2 tablespoons oil divided

Marinade the fish with the ingredients under marinade.

Chop the peanuts and roast them and set aside.

In a non stick pan add 1 tablespoon oil and fry the fish on medium low heat for 2 minutes and turn and fry for 2 more minutes. Drain and set aside.

Add the remaining oil to the pan and add the dried red chillies and fry for a minute. Add the szechaun peppers and (turn on the vent...if you haven't done so yet) and fry for a minute. Add the garlic and stir to combine. Add the fish back to the pan and stir well. Garnish with green onions and cilantro and peanuts and enjoy with steamed rice