Given the cold weather (there seems to be a pattern here), I was in the mood for a warm and nourishing soup. So I went out and bought mussels and fish for a fish chowder …
Back at home, little one discovered the mussels and was excited he would get Moules Frites, and - of course - my wife was also feeling more like that. Not feeling like prepping fries from scratch and only finding another potato convenience product in the freezer, they got Moules Rösti instead 🤭 …
That left me with a large fish fillet and still desire for a rich soup. I went with my instincts and made the Sichuan classic water-boiled fish (shui zhu yu, 水煮鱼), with an extra helping of Sichuan pepper. I used my rather potent home-made chili oil, but still it was more ma than la. There is a huge pile of bean sprouts lurking under that fish dotted chili oil surface …
No complaints !
