Sweet & Sour Fish in Batter 🌽𓆡

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My grandma's delectable Sweet & Sour Fish in Batter was calling to me as I reminisced about the good old days spent in her kitchen. Our family used to love this one and would constantly return for more! I'm excited to share the recipe with you all and give you a taste of my background. Join me in the kitchen! 🍽

Main Ingredients

• 2 seabass fillets
• 1 spring onion (only the green bit)
• 1 piece of ginger
• 1 medium or large sized egg
• 3 cups of cornflour
• 0.5 red bell pepper
• 3 tablespoons of sweetcorn (or other veg of your choice)

Sweet & Sour Sauce

• 1 teaspoon of Chinese cooking wine
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 2 tablespoons of Chinese white rice vinegar
• 1 tablespoon of light soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon of tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon of cornflour
• 1 cup of water

Optional Marinate Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon of Chinese cooking wine
• 0.5 teaspoon of ground white pepper
• 0.5 cup of water
• 1 piece of ginger, julienned
• 1 spring onion (only the white bit), julienned

Instructions

1. (optional marinating step) If you are cooking for a picky eater that can’t stand strong fishy taste like my daughter, this step is very important. Julienne 1 piece of fresh ginger, and 1 spring onion, the white part only. Pour 0.5 cup of water in the container and a tsp of Chinese cooking wine. Add 0.5 tsp of ground white pepper. Rub the ginger and spring onion with your fingers and mix well, let it sit.
2. Cut your fish fillets into approximately 3x5cm bitable sizes.
3. Place your fish fillets skin down. With your knife at a slight 45 degree angle, carefully cut the meat, just deep enough to reach the skin beneath without actually cutting through the skin. Next, cut the fish fillets crosswise (again, at a 45 degree angle).
4. Place your fillets in the marinate bow, gently rub them and make sure all of them are coated evenly in the marinating juice. Leave it aside for 5 mins, take them out and dry them. (if you do not wish to marinate them, move to step 5.
5. Chop your red bell pepper into 1x1cm cubes. My daughter loves sweetcorns, so I added 3 table spoons of reduce-salt canned sweetcorn.
6. Julienne 1 piece of fresh ginger and 1 spring onion (only the green bit).
7. Put all the sweet and sour sauce ingredients in a bowl, mix well, set aside.
8. Beat the egg well.
9. Coat your fish fillets with egg, and drain excessive egg.
10. Coat your fish fillets with cornflour, and make sure you also coat the cracks of your cross-patterned cuts.
11. Pour around 500g vegetable oil into a pot, bringing it to around 160 °C / 320 °F.
12. Carefully place your fish fillets in and fry until light brown.
13. Take them out, let cool, and fry a second time until golden brown, place them aside.
14. Warm up a frying pan, add a tablespoon of oil, let it heat up.
15. Add julienned ginger, spring onion, sweetcorn and belt pepper in, stir fry for 1 min.
16. Mix your bowl of sweet and sour sauce again, pour it carefully in your frying pan, keep stirring until it thickens.
17. Turn off your hob, put your fried fish fillets in, toss them around, make sure they are evenly coated by the sauce.
18. Plate and enjoy with some rice!

 

[Prutsald]

Had this dish at a friend's house once, brings back great memories!

 

[mndynthn12]

Sweet & Sour Fish in Batter 𓆡? Sounds like a flavor-packed dish! Can't wait to give this a whirl for dinner. Thanks for sharing this unique recipe twist!