November 4, 2009

Deep Fried Sweet & Sour Fish


Ingredients:
1 large garoupa fish (any kind will do)
½ green & red bell pepper ~ cut cubes
2 stalks scallions ~ white part cut 2" lengthwise
1 canned pineapple cubes
1 tbsp garlic ~ chopped
Oil for deep frying

Marinate Fish (15-20 mins):
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp corn flour
1 tsp rice wine

Batter:
½ cup water or pineapple juice
6 tbsp plain flour
3 tbsp corn starch
½ tsp baking soda
1 egg
1 tsp cooking oil
½ tsp salt

Sweet & Sour Sauce:
1½ tbsp tomato ketchup
1½ tbsp sweet chili sauce
1 tsp plum sauce
1/8 tsp Chinese rice vinegar (Transparent)
½ tsp Lea & Perrins Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp corn starch
1 tsp sugar + 2 tbsp water

Directions:
  1. Prepare the batter, sweet & sour sauce ingredients well & set aside.
  2. Transfer the marinate fish into the batter & make sure well coated.   In a deep skillet, add in the cooking oil enough for deep-frying until turn godlen brown, dish out & drain on paper towel.
  3. Heat 2 tbsp cooking oil, saute chopped garlic till light brown, follw by bell peppers & pineapple cubes.   Stir firy till smell the peppery aroma & add in the sweet & sour sauce.   As soon as the sauces thicken, remove from heat.  Pour the sauces over the deep fried fish & serve hot with steamed white rice.

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