Fish In Dual Style Recipe

Ingredients

  • Yellow croaker (about 500grams) - 1 whole fish
  • Tomato sauce - 2 tablespoons
  • Chili sauce - 1 tablespoon
  • Onion (sliced) - 1 piece
  • Sugar -2 tablespoon
  • Vinegar - 1 tablespoon
  • Cornstarch - 2 tablespoons
  • Cornstarch solution - 1 tablespoon
  • Water - 6 tablespoons
  • Garlic (chopped) - 4 cloves
  • Ginger (shredded) - 1 tablespoon
  • Black soy sauce - 2 tablespoons
  • Cooking oil - 4 tablespoons
  • Salt to taste

Method

  • Clean fish and remove scales, grills and entrails.
  • Remove the fish head and fillet the meat, discarding the bones. Also cut the fish head into two, lengthways.
  • Season fish with salt for 10 minutes, Coat the fish with cornstarch then deep-fry both sides of the fish and set aside.

1 side with sweet and sour taste

  • Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir-fry sliced onions to fragrant then add 4 tablespoons of water,  tomato sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, sugar and bring to boil. Add salt to taste and add cornstarch solution to thicken the gravy. Pour over 1 side of fish and serve.

1 side with black soy sauce

  • Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil , stir-fry garlic and ginger to fragrant then add 2 tablespoons of water and black soy sauce. Put the other half of the fish in and coat both sides with sauce and serve.

Croaker may be substituted by other similar varieties of fish.

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