How to make Whole Pomfret -
Deep fried whole pomfrets served with a Mandarin style sauce.
This recipe is from the book Best of Chinese Cooking.
Main Ingredients : Pomfret (पापलेट), Lemon Juice (नींबु का रस)
Cuisine : Chinese
Course : Main Course Seafood
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Prep Time : 31-40 minutes
Cook time : 26-30 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Easy
Taste : Sweet and Sour
Ingredients for Whole Pomfret Recipe
Pomfret 2
Lemon Juice to taste
Lemon juice 2 tablespoons
Chilli oil 1 tablespoon
Fresh coriander leaves a few sprigs
Cornflour/ corn starch 1 tablespoon
Tomato sauce 1/4 cup
MSG 1/4 teaspoon
White pepper powder 1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli flakes 2 tablespoons
Sugar 2 tablespoons
Chicken stock 1 cup
Oil 2 tablespoons
Garlic chopped 3-4 cloves
Green capsicum cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1/2 medium
Pineapple cut into 1/2 inch pieces 1 slice
Spring onion greens chopped 1 stalk
Method
Step 1
Make a small slit at the stomach and clean the inside of the pomfrets. Wash the fish thoroughly and pat dry with an absorbent paper. Make four to five quarter inch deep cuts on both sides of the fish.
Step 2
Apply salt, lemon juice and chilli oil. Leave aside to marinate for half an hour. Keep the coriander sprigs in chilled water. Mix cornflour in half a cup of water.
Step 3
Mix tomato sauce, MSG, white pepper powder, chilli flakes, sugar and salt with chicken stock. Heat sufficient oil in a wok and deep fry the marinated pomfrets for two to three minutes.
Step 4
Drain on absorbent paper. Transfer to the serving platter and keep warm. Heat two tablespoons oil in a wok or a pan, add garlic and capsicum and stir fry for a minute. Stir in the prepared sauce and spice mix. Bring it to a boil, add pineapple and cornflour mixture
Step 5
. Continue to cook on high for a minute. Pour the sauce on the fried pomfrets. Remove coriander sprigs from water and garnish the pomfrets. Serve hot topped with spring onion greens.
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