Resep Angsio Hipio
The fish maw, swim bladder, gas bladder, or air bladder is an internal gas-filled organ that contributes to the ability of a fish to control its buoyancy to stay at the current water depth without having to waste energy in swimming. This fish maw function principles is applied on submarine ship. In some Asian cultures, the swim bladders of certain large fishes are considered a food delicacy. In China they are known as fish maw, 花膠/鱼鳔, Hipio or Hipiaw and are served in soups or stews.
In Chinese Tradition, fish maw considered as a luxury and pricey item and served on special occation like Chinese New Year or Wedding Ceremony. Fishmaw itself actually testeless but when cooked properly, fish maw takes on the flavour of the surrounding ingredients and release the collagen to make a superb broth. It is an excellent source of collagen, when purchased dried, it comes as a hard, solid, hollow, translucent tube or flatened and must be deep fried then soaked to soften before use. When it is cooked, it has a soft, slippery texture. Due to the tons of collagen on fish maw soup, it is belived that eating fish maw will improve and repair skin and, for pregnant women, the skin of their infant/children. Some also believe fish maw can help with fertility and will drink and eat fish maw when attempting to become pregnant.
Fish maws are sold dried in two forms, pre-deep fried or non-deep dried. Deep fried fish maws are puffy, light and look like a yellow sponge or pork/beef rind or ” Krecek” or beef skin rind in Indonesia. Non-deep dried fish maw is in poor translucent, stiff, and pale yellowish cream-colored sheets. Most recipes that require fish maw will tell you how to prepare it and they may vary. Some requires you to simmer it while others simply soak it using cold water. Basically, all fish maw should be deep-fried before anything else. If you bought the non-deep fried one, deep fry it in moderately hot oil until it puffs up and become white. Then soak it until pliable, rinse and scrub clean. Squeeze out the excess water after the soak to remove the oil. Repeat the soaking and squeezing process until you are comfortable with the level of its greasiness. Lastly, cut them into slices of desired size and they are good to go. If the fish maw smells fishy, you may want to deep fry it again so that it becomes fluffy and free from odor again. Alternatively, boil for 5 to 10 minutes with a stalk of scallion (spring onion) and a slice of ginger. Like the sea cucumber, it takes on the flavor of surrounding ingredients it is cooked with like a sponge. Fish maw is mostly used in soups and the delicious fish maw soup is often served in the Chinese households during their New Year Celebration.
Ingredients :
Stuffed Fish Maw/ Hipio/Hipiaw Recipe :
- 50 gr pre-deep fried fish maw
- 50 gr fresh enoki mushroom
- 50 gr fresh woodear mushroom
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1/2 onion, slice thinly
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp mushroom sauce
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1/2 tsp maizena, dissolved with 1 tsp water
Fish Maw/ Hipio Meat Stuffing Recipe :
- 100 gr minced chicken/pork
- 100 gr mince beef
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 cm ginger, finely chopped
- 1/2 tsp chili flake
- 1/4 tsp crushed szechuan peppercorn
- 1 tsp oyster sauce
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp maizena
- salt and pepper to taste
Preparation
- Soak the fish maw till soft and blanch with hot boiling water. Drain, squeeze out the water
- Combine all stuffing ingredient, set aside
- Applied and stuffed the curled surface of the fish maw with stuffing mixture
- Stabbed the stuffing mixture to the fish maw with fork to make sure the suffing is sticked into the fish maw.
- Put the stuffed fish maw on a heatproof plate, steam over high heat until done about 12 minutes.
- Drained, cut the fish stuffed fish maw into pieces.
- Heat up oil in a sauce pan, sauce the onion and garlic until slightly browned.
- Put the enoki and wood ear muahrooms, saute another minute.
- Put all ingredients except the dissolved maizena, bring to boil, simmer until thicken
- Just before done, pur the maizena and stir until the sauce is thicker.
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I almost forgot how fish maw tastes like…these look delish!
Thank you Angie….
You should have some…
Fish looks so tasty like this 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thx my friend…
I’d never heard of fish maw – thanks for educating me!
You can buy this chinese delicacy thread on asian store Kari…
You really have unique recipes. I love your blog. Thanks for stopping by my favourite pastime
Thankyou Liz, gave a greak weekend…
It is such an education coming to your site, Dedy. You teach me something just about every time I visit. Thank you for that!
Thx tom, what a honoured for me…
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I love fish maw and usually cook the dry one in soup. I love your beautiful dish, and it’s nicely presented. I say, it looks even better than those that I could order from a Chinese restaurant. 🙂 Now, I’m craving for some.
You can cook this stuffed fish maw in light soup, add some crab meat within to enhance the flavour….
I see this product everywhere in Hong Kong. Thanks for the ideas on how to prepare this dish. I like how you presented it over the straw mushrooms and a side of veggie bundles.
Lucky you Bam, thisfish maw is seasoned on chinese town here in Indonesia, i buy this just before Chinese New Year…
I’ve never tried fish maw. I’m so curious about the taste now!
it taste like a pork or beef tendon/ knuckle actually, lots of collagen on that….
I’m going to have to make this because it looks fantastic!
You should have some……
A very beautiful dish to look at, Dedy! Waw, even! So beautiful plated too!
thx sophie, an honoured for me to pleased you my friend…
fish maw, maw maw.. ih kangen rasa ini..
apalagi jamur enokinya yang kaya mie itu..
boleh..boleh..boleh….
hehehe.
What an interesting dish,Dedy! I love to learn about new recipes and traditions 🙂
I’m actually far away being chinese descent, but i;m loving their food and tradition feast….
pleasure to helping you…
interesting post and it looks delicious i think you know just have to prepare it
I never had fish maw like this…looks really good…very creative and the pictures very tempting.
Hope you are having a great week 🙂
Repeat the soaking and squeezing process until you are comfortable with the level of its greasiness. Lastly, cut them into slices of desired size and they are good to go. If the fish maw smells fishy, you may want to deep fry it again so that it becomes fluffy and free from odor again. Alternatively, boil for 5 to 10 minutes with a stalk of scallion (spring onion) and a slice of ginger.
i’ve never known that fish maw can be repeatedly fried…
new lessons from you my frien,
thx for sharing….