Sweet and Sour Fish
Deep Fried Fish in Sweet and Sour Sauce
Servings: 3 people
Calories: 1677kcal
Ingredients
- 1 large fish cleaned
- 2 cups cooking oil
- 1 Tablespoon salt
Sweet and Sour Sauce ingredients:
- 5 Tablespoons white vinegar
- 7 Tablespoons Tomato Ketchup
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 red bell pepper small
- 1 green bell pepper small
- 2 thumbs ginger Julienne
- 1 carrot Julienne
- 4 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 onion sliced
- 1 ¾ cups water
- 1 Tablespoon cornstarch
- 3 Tablespoons cooking oil
- Salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the fish by rubbing salt all over it. Let it stay for at least 15 minutes.
- Make the sweet and sour sauce by heating oil in a saucepan. Saute onion, garlic, and ginger.
- Once the onion softens, pour the vinegar, and then add ketchup. Stir and continue cooking for 30 seconds.
- Pour water into the pan. Let boil.
- Add carrots and bell peppers. Continue cooking using low heat for 1 minute.
- Combine cornstarch with 3 Tablespoons water to form a slurry. Mix well and then pour into the pot. Stir immediately. Cook until the sauce thickens based on your desired consistency. Season with salt and ground black pepper. Set aside.
- Start cooking the fish. Heat oil in a deep pan. Fry both sides of the fish until the color turns golden brown. Remove the fish from the pan and let the excess oil drip. Place on a clean serving plate.
- Top the fried fish with sweet and sour sauce. Serve warm. Share and enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 1677kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 164g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 46g | Monounsaturated Fat: 103g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 2670mg | Potassium: 404mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 4966IU | Vitamin C: 89mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg