金銀蒜豆豉蕃茄蒸鮭魚頭

今天在學校煮海鮮。 我們把鮭魚起肉後，它的骨和頭便要丟掉。對於中國人來說，魚頭是十分美味的。於是我二話不說，便跟 Chef 要了魚頭。她聽到有人要廢物利用，十分高興。

回家後，我把魚頭清理乾淨，切大塊，溺乾水分。豆豉小許用水浸片刻除去鹹味。蒜頭三塊切成蓉，一半用375度F的油炸至金黃色（大概半分鐘），取出，用廚房紙巾吸去油份，待用。

蕃茄去籽切丁（大小跟魚頭塊差不多），加入魚頭、豆豉、未炸過的蒜茸、蕃茄、少許鹽與黑胡椒碎（或以朝天椒代替）。拌勻。隔水大火蒸八分鐘，或至魚頭全熟。

取出之後灑上炸過的蒜蓉，加上少許檸檬汁和幾片九層塔葉裝飾便成。

炸過的蒜頭令魚頭更有質感和香味，而蒜香的味道也在蒸的過程中，浸入魚塊當中。放入蕃茄的原因除了令黑沈沈的豆豉和魚塊增加顏色之外，更令這道菜有微微的酸性，中和鮭魚的油膩感。

而豆豉則令整道菜更野味。鮭魚頭可用其他濃味多油的魚代替，如海鱸(Sea Bass)等。

Steamed Salmon Fish Head with Roma Tomato in Preserved Black Bean Sauce with Steamed and Deep Fried Minced Garlic

In today's class we cooked fish, and there were a couple of fish heads left for the trash. Since my parents and I love those stuffs (well, I guess it's common for Asian to eat anything, including heads and bones), I picked up a head and some fatty belly for free!

Here's the receipe:

Ingredients:
Head of salmon, Fresh ......... 1
Roma tomato ....................... 3
Garlic, minced .................... 3, minced
Preserved black beans ......... 10 g
Basil leaves, small ........... a few
Salt and cracked black pepper conrns to taste

1. Gut, wash and clean the head. Cut it into large pieces (large enough for one bite). Drain out excess water and set aside.
2. Rince and soak the preserved balck beans in cold water.
3. Take half of the minced garlic and deep fry it at 375'F until golden brown (about 30 seconds).
4. Dice and seed the tomatoes. Keep the skin on for more flavour.
5. Mix the fish head pieces with the rest of uncooked garlic mince, preserved black beans, and tomato dices. Season with a pinch of salt and ground black peppercorns. (Do not put too much salt since the preserved black beans are salty).
6. Steam the fish head for 8 minutes, or until well done.
7. Sprinkle the deep fried mince garlic, and garnish with a few small basil leaves (or chopped chives).
8. Serve hot.

The reason for the deep fried minced garlic to add extra color and texture, while the garlic steamed with the fish provides flavour. The tartness of tomato dice remove some of the oily feel of salmon head. Adding preserved balck beans greatly improve the flavour of the dish.