The invention relates to the technical field of foods, in particular to a folk acid fish sauce and a preparation method thereof. Small river fish, hot peppers, fresh ginger and the like are separately treated with clean water and home-made wine, so that parts of nutrient elements perform pre-reactions, further nutrient components in raw materials are improved, and the quality of the made acid fish sauce is improved; particularly in the making process, the raw materials including the hot peppers, the fresh ginger, the small river fish and the like are treated, so that capsaicine in the hot peppers and other nutrient components in the fresh ginger are uniformly mixed; raw materials including grain bran, the small river fish and the like are uniformly mixed, then water is added, the mixture A of the hot peppers and the fresh ginger is added, the grain bran, the small river fish, the water, and the mixture A of the hot peppers and the fresh ginger are mixed to form a mixture B, an appropriate amount of edible salt is added, and the temperature and the mixing speed when the edible salt is added are controlled, so that the contact time of various nutrient substances in the mixed materials is guaranteed; sealed fermentation treatment is performed on the mixed materials with a local folk traditional secret recipe, so that nutrient substances in the acid fish sauce are guaranteed, the grade and the quality of the acid fish sauce are improved, the mouth feel is improved, and the quality guarantee period is prolonged.