China Moon Fish Fumet

Preparation info
  • Makes

    12 cups

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
China Moon Cookbook

By Barbara Tropp

Published 1992

  • About

This is a Chinese interpretation of a fish stock, known in French as a fumet, which I find very delicious. The flavors are light and are refreshed by the ginger and given a bit of sweetness by the wine.

The fish bones must be impeccably odor-free and fresh. They can seem a bit grisly if you’ve not worked with them before, but never fear. The result is so tasty that it’s worth dealing with a skeleton.

Fish fumet is fragile. It holds its flavor only 1 to 2 days if refri