Pan Fried Pompano
EASY 20 MINUTES
• 1 pompano fish
• 4 slices of ginger
• 1 tbsp shallot (chopped finely)
• 1 tbsp ginger (chopped finely)
• 1 tbsp garlic (chopped finely)
• 1 bundle of cilantro (wash and cut in small sections)
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp fish sauce
• ¼ cup water
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp sugar
Mix fish sauce until sugar dissolves. Add fish sauce around the fish. TIP
Cover pan with a lid loosely if oil splashes when frying fish.
1 Clean pompano, dry well with kitchen tower. Use a knife to cut 3 lines on each side of the fish so fish can be cooked faster.
2 Sprinkle some salt and ground pepper on both sides of the fish.
3 Heat pan, add 2 tbsp oil. Add 4 slices of ginger in a pan when oil is hot. Fry ginger for 30 seconds.
4 Place pompano in a pan to fry for 7 minutes on each side. Flip fish over when one side is done cooking.
5 Place pompano on a plate for later use.
6 Make sauce for fish (steps 7-9)
7 Clean pan. Turn heat to high, add 1 tbsp cooking oil when the pan is hot. Add chopped shallot, garlic and ginger, turn heat to medium low. Stir fry for 1-2 minutes.
8 Add sauce for fish ingredients.Turn heat to medium low, simmer until sauce is a little thicken.
9 Put the pompano back in the pan, simmer for 1 minute. Turn fish over to simmer the other side for 1 minute. Sprinkle cilantro on fish. Dish up. Serve hot.