Stir-Fried Stingray With Fermented Black Bean And Chinese Celery
By: Cuisine Paradis...
Published: Thursday, June 9, 2011 - 2:08am

Ingredients




350 grams Stingray Fillet, cut into chunks
1 teaspoon of Fermented Black Bean (黑豆豆豉), rinse and roughly mashed
1 1/2 tablespoons Cooking Oil
4 Garlic Cloves, minced
2 Chili, sliced
2 Shallots, sliced
100 milliliters Water
A few Stalks of Chinese Celery (中国芹菜)
Seasonings:
1/2 tablespoon Cooking Wine
1/2 teaspoon Sugar
Dash of Pepper

Preparation

1 Rinse and using kitchen paper towel to dry the stingray chunks before marinate it with 1/2 tablespoon of cornflour, dash of pepper and sesame oil, 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce and cooking wine for at least about 10 - 20 minutes prior cooking. 2 Next rinse and cut Chinese celery into 3 sections, divide the leaves and stems portions then set aside. 3 Heat up frying pan with 1.5 tablespoon cooking oil, saute minced garlic, shallot, chili and fermented black bean till slightly brown and fragrant. 4 Toss in the marinated stingray chunks and fried over medium heat on both side for about 2 minute till  almost light golden brown before adding in water. 5 When the mixture comes to boil, stir in the stem portions of the Chinese celery and allow the mixture to simmer for a few minutes till the sauce almost thicken. 6 Lastly toss in the remaining celery leaves, give it a quick stir and finished it with a touch of cooking wine and pepper. Remove and serve.