A family dinner is the best time to catch up with everyone while enjoying the scrumptious hearty meal.
For dinner tonight, why don’t you try this easy recipe for sweet and sour fish using a sea bass? A post on Facebook has garnered over 1.7K likes and 24K shares when the user shares how he make an amazing Sweet and Sour Fish looks so easy yet very tempting!
This recipe is perfect if you want to surprise your family with your cooking skills. It is so easy yet very flavoursome with the mixed of sweet, sour and very savory too!
Put on your apron, get your cooking utensils and lets start cooking!
Step 1: Get a small or medium size sea bass. Wash it, then smear it with some salt and cornstarch. Make sure to coat it evenly and use a lot of cornstarch!
Step 2: Heat the frying pan, then add oil. Sprinkle first to get rid of the excess flour. Make sure you use a lot of oil.
Step 3: Fry until it golden brown.
Step 4: Okay, for the sauce ingredients we start off with sautéing the chopped garlic. You can use as much as you want.
Step 5: 2 tablespoon of chili paste.
Step 6: Add in 2 tablespoon of blended onion. If you want more gravy, you can add a little more onion. Then fry until slightly crispy.
Step 7: Add in 2 tablespoon oyster sauce.
Step 8: Add in 2 tablespoon of chili sauce.
Step 9: Add in 3 tablespoon of lime juice.
Step 10: Add palm sugar or just white sugar if you do not have palm sugar. Adjust the sweetness according to your taste. If it is too spicy, you can add more sugar.
Step 11: Add in 1 tablespoon nampla (it is a type of fish sauce).
Step 12: When the sauce get a bit dry, add a little water and then add this sliced ingredients which is celery, Holland onion, chili and pineapple.
Step 13: Add in chopped spring onion to get the nice aroma.
Step 14: Once everything is cooked, you can pour the sauce on the crispy fried fish.
Tadaa~ It’s done! Look at how sexy the fish is with the sweet and sour sauce on it!
This dish is perfect to enjoy with family and friends for lunch and dinner together!
You know what’s the best meal to eat with this dish? A hot steaming white rice it is! These two meals, eaten together is the food in the whole world!
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