What is the general market price of yellow croaker per jin?

The scientific name of yellow croaker is Sciaenidae, a collective term for about 160 species of fish in the order Perciformes, family Sciaenidae. They are divided into large and small types. The large yellow croaker is found in China's East China Sea, South China Sea and other areas, most abundantly in the Zhoushan Islands of Zhejiang, and is rarely seen in the Yellow Sea. The small yellow croaker is found in China's Yellow Sea, Bohai Sea and other areas. It is nutritious, containing rich protein, trace elements and vitamins. Let's take a look at how much yellow croaker costs!

How much does yellow croaker cost?

Yellow croaker is divided into 2 types: large yellow croaker and small yellow croaker. The large yellow croaker has thick but somewhat coarse and tough flesh, while the small yellow croaker has tender flesh and a fresh taste but slightly more bones. The flesh is like garlic cloves, crisper and more tender than freshwater fish. The flesh is rich in protein and highly nutritious. Small yellow croaker costs 7 to 10 yuan depending on size, wild large yellow croaker costs 26 to 30 yuan per jin, and farmed ones cost around 15 to 20 yuan.

How to select high-quality yellow croaker

1. More than 2/3 of the base of the dorsal and anal fin rays is covered with small cycloid scales. The scales are uniform in color, naturally yellow, golden yellow, glossy, complete and not easily shed.

2. The eyeballs are full and protruding, the cornea is transparent, and the eyes are dark and bright.

3. The body has no injuries, the fish body is elongated and oval, the head is relatively large, the caudal peduncle is relatively slender, the upper body is yellowish-brown, the belly is golden yellow, the fins are yellow or grayish-yellow, the lips are orange-red, the flesh is firm and elastic, and the gill filaments are clear. No off odor.

Inferior and toxic yellow croaker

1. White eyes and a price below the normal price may indicate spoilage.

2. Fish that are too yellow may have been dyed.

3. Wiping the fish body with white toilet paper and leaving an obvious yellow stain means it is definitely another fish dyed to pass off as yellow croaker.

4. If the area around the mouth and gills is also yellow, and there is residual yellow water in the mouth, it has definitely been dyed.

Home-style recipes for yellow croaker

1. Braised yellow croaker

[Ingredients] 1 yellow croaker, 450 grams, 1 teaspoon each of white scallion, ginger, and minced garlic, 2 tablespoons cooking wine, 3 tablespoons light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon granulated sugar, half a cup of water (stock).

[Method] 1. Heat oil in a flat-bottomed pan, add ginger slices and fry until golden brown, then remove. 2. Add the yellow croaker and fry over low heat. 3. After frying one side, turn it over and fry until the surface is golden brown. 4. Remove the fried yellow croaker and set aside. 5. In another oil pan, add 2 tablespoons of oil, add the minced ginger and garlic and white scallion sections in cold oil and stir-fry until fragrant. 6. Mix the seasonings evenly and set aside. 7. Add the fish to the fragrant oil pan and pour in the seasonings. 8. After bringing to a boil over medium heat, turn to low heat and simmer until the sauce is thick.

2. Steamed yellow croaker

[Ingredients] 1 yellow croaker, steamed fish soy sauce (or light soy sauce), ginger, scallion.

[Method] 1. Place the fish on a plate and lay ginger slices on top of the fish. Pour the steamed fish soy sauce into a small bowl. 2. Put both the fish and the small bowl in the pot and steam over high heat until cooked, 7 to 10 minutes (depending on the weight of the fish). 3. After the fish is steamed, pick out the ginger slices and pour off the fishy water in the fish plate. Then lay scallion sections on top of the fish and pour the steamed fish soy sauce from the small bowl over the fish. 4. Heat the pan and pour in 1 spoonful of oil, heating until 70% hot. Pour the hot oil over the scallion sections on the fish plate and it is ready.

3. Scallion-fragrant yellow croaker

[Ingredients] 1 yellow croaker, 1 section of white scallion, white pepper powder, appropriate amounts of ginger, cooking wine, and salt, light soy sauce, fish sauce (optional).

[Method] 1. Cut the yellow croaker into sections, add ginger slices, cooking wine, white pepper powder, and salt, mix well, and marinate for 30 to 60 minutes. 2. Heat the pan, pour in a small amount of oil, and once the oil is hot, add the fish pieces. Do not turn the fish; wait until one side has a firm crust, then turn over and fry the other side until the fish is cooked through. 3. Arrange the fish on a plate in its original shape. 4. Cut the white scallion into shreds, use the remaining oil from frying the fish to stir-fry the scallion shreds, add light soy sauce, white sugar, and fish sauce, and sprinkle the stir-fried scallion shreds over the yellow croaker.

[Tips] Stir-fry the scallion shreds over high heat, add light soy sauce and a small amount of white sugar to flavor the scallions. If you have fish sauce, add just 2 or 3 drops; fish sauce is fairly salty and is only used to enhance aroma.

4. Fried yellow croaker

[Ingredients] 500 grams small yellow croaker, 5 grams salt, 3 grams chicken essence, 10 grams cooking wine, 10 grams white scallion, 5 grams ginger, 3 grams Sichuan peppercorns, 50 grams peanut oil.

[Method] 1. Wash the yellow croaker, place in a large bowl, add refined salt, chicken essence, cooking wine, scallion sections, ginger slices, and Sichuan peppercorns, and marinate for 2 hours. 2. Pick out the scallion sections and ginger slices, sprinkle dry flour into the bowl, and coat the fish evenly. 3. Add the flour-coated yellow croaker one by one into the oil pan, fry until golden brown, and remove. 4. Increase to high heat, and after the oil temperature rises, add the fish back into the pan together and fry again. When the outer skin is crispy, remove and plate.

5. Braised yellow croaker in sauce

[Ingredients] Yellow croaker, scallion shreds, ginger slices, garlic slices, fermented flour paste, sugar, soy sauce, peanut oil, cooking wine, monosodium glutamate, oyster sauce.

[Method] 1. Clean the yellow croaker thoroughly. 2. Stir-fry scallion, ginger, and garlic in the pan until fragrant, add fermented flour paste and stir-fry until fragrant, add the fish and fry briefly, then add stock and season. 3. Bring to a boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat until only a little sauce remains. 4. Reduce the sauce over high heat and plate.

[Characteristics] The color is sauce-red, the fish is soft and tender, and the sauce is rich and full-flavored.