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Friday, June 10, 2011

Sweet and Sour Fish

 Tilapia Fish or you can use any fish of your choice. Make sure fish is fresh and properly cleaned.
 Carrots, onions, ginger, garlic
Sweet n Sour Sauce

Sweet and Sour Fish
Ingredients:
1 whole fish Tilapia
1 carrot, juliened
1 onion sliced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 thumb size ginger, juliened
1 medium tomato, sliced
For the sauce:
1/2 tsp salt
dash of pepper
2 tbsp. vinegar
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1 tbsp. brown sugar
1/3 cup catsup
1 cup water
1 tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 cup cooking oil for frying
Procedure:
1. Wash and clean fish, remove scales and guts. Wash properly, make 2 diagonal slits on each side of the fish then rub with salt.
2. Deep fry fish in cooking oil until fish is crispy on both sides. Remove from pan and set aside.
3. In a deep bowl, combine ketchup, water, vinegar, sugar, pepper, salt, soy sauce and cornstarch. Mix well and set aside.
4. In a separate saucepan, saute in 2 tbsp. oil, ginger, garlic, add fry carrots, onions and sliced tomatoes for about 2 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside.
5. On the same pan, pour the prepared sauce ketchup-vinegar, bring to a boil. Remove from heat immediately and pour all over the fried fish or you can pour the sause later or before serving to retain the crispness of the fish.

 Note: you can veggies like mushrooms, bell peppers, pineapple chunks.

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