Fish In Hot and Sour Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 3:08am

Ingredients




350 grams fish fillets
70 ml groundnut oil
hot and sour sauce
70 ml chicken stock
1 tablespoon dry sherry or rice wine
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons tomato paste
1/2 teaspoon chill) bean sauce or chill) powder
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 tablespoon cider vinegar or Chinese black rice 1 teaspoon sugar
garnish
1 tablespoon spring onions finely chopped

Preparation

1 Have your fishmonger remove the dark skin of the plaice or else remove it yourself using a small sharp knife. 2 Cut the fish fillets across the width and at a slight diagonal into 1 inch 2.5 cm wide strips. 3 Heat a wok or large frying pan until it is quite hot. 4 Add the oil and heat it until it is almost smoking. 5 Fry the fish strips for 23 minutes until they are golden brown. 6 You may have to do this in several batches. 7 Drain the cooked fish strips on kitchen paper. 8 Pour of fall the oil wipe the wok or pan clean and re heat it. 9 Add all the hot and sour sauce ingredients. 10 Bring the sauce to a boil then lower the heat to a simmer. 11 Add the fried fish strips and simmer them in the sauce for 2 minutes. 12 Serve with Spinach with Garlic and garnish with the spring onions. 13 The combination of hot and sour is a popular one in western China. This is a quick and simple dish which is perfect for a light family meal. 14 Serves 4