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Fish In Hot Bean Sauce

Deep fried fish cooked in hot bean sauce

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Main Ingredients Fish Fillets, Hot Black bean paste
Cuisine Chinese
Course Main Course Seafood
Prep Time 16-20 minutes
Cook time 16-20 minutes
Serve
Taste Mild
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Fish In Hot Bean Sauce

  • 400 grams Fish Fillets cut into 1½ inch cubes
  • 2 tablespoons Hot Black bean paste
  • 6 tablespoons Cornflour/ corn starch
  • 4 tbsps + to deep fry Oil
  • 2 tablespoons Oyster sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 cups Fish stock or chicken stock
  • 1 inch piece Ginger grated
  • 1 medium Onion sliced thinly
  • 3-4 Green chillies sliced
  • 1 tablespoon Malt vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon Black peppercorns crushed
  • 1/2 cup Fresh coriander leaves finely chopped

Method

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  1. Roll the fish pieces in three tablespoons of cornflour. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the fish pieces for a minute. Drain on absorbent paper.
  2. Mix the remaining cornflour in one cup of water. Mix the oyster sauce, hot black bean paste, sugar and salt in one cup of stock. Heat four tablespoons of oil in a wok or a pan, add the ginger, onion and green chillies and stir fry for a minute.
  3. Stir in the sauce and spice mix and the remaining stock and bring to a boil. Stir in cornflour mixture and cook for a minute or until the sauce starts to thicken.
  4. Add fried fish pieces and cook for a minute more, stirring gently. Stir in malt vinegar, crushed peppercorns and serve hot, garnished with coriander leaves.

Nutrition Info

Calories 1370
Carbohydrates 25.2
Protein 78.4
Fat 106.1
Other Fiber Calcium- 987.7mg
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