Fried Fish with Sweet and Sour Sauce
HARD 45 MINUTES
• 2 large fish fillets
• ½ green bell pepper
• ½ red bell pepper
• 2 slices pineapple (canned)
• 6 tbsp cornflour
• 2 eggs
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp sugar
• A pinch of ground pepper
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tsp cornstarch (mixed with 1 tbsp water)
• 2 tbsp water
• 3 tbsp sugar
• 6 tbsp vinegar
TIP
Can substitute fish with tofu (medium firm)
To keep the fish more crispy, sauce can be put in a bowl on the side to serve with fish instead of mixing together.
1 Chop bell peppers and pineapples into bite size pieces.
2 Beat 2 eggs for later use. Place cornflour on a plate.
3 Cut fish fillets into bite size pieces. Dry fish fillets really well, marinate with salt, sugar, ground pepper. Mix well, add 1 tbsp beaten egg, marinate fish for 5 mins.
4 Cover fish pieces with cornflour one by one. Dip fish in the egg mixture, then cover it with cornflour again. Put fish pieces on a plate to be fried later.
5 Heat 2½ cup of oil in a small size pot. Check the temperature of oil with wooden chopsticks. The oil is ready when bubbles form around the chopsticks.
6 Place fish one by one into a pot. Remove excess batter. Fry fish with medium heat for about 5 minutes. Place fish on a plate and test if it's cooked. The fish is cooked if it can be easily pierced through.
7 Let fish rest for over 5 minutes before frying again to make the batter more crispy. You can wait until dinner is ready before frying again.
8 Heat oil until bubbles form on the side. Deep fry fish for 1-2 minutes until batter has turned golden. Place fish on a paper towel to absorb extra oil. Take all the fish out before turning heat off.
9 Put 1 tbsp oil in the pan. Stir fry bell peppers for 30 seconds, take out for later use.
10 To make the sauce, heat pan with medium low heat. Add 1 tsp oil, fry tomato paste, add 2 tbsp water into vinegar, then add into the pan. Add sugar, salt and ketchup. Taste the sauce to check if it needs more seasoning. Add some cornstarch water to thicken the sauce if needed, turn to low heat.
11 Add in peppers and pineapple, then add fish, mix well.
12 Dish up. Serve hot.