Chinese Seafood Recipes - Braised Soy Fish Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large bass or similar fish

• salt

• 50 g/2 oz/1/2 cup plain (all-purpose) flour

• 60 ml/4 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 3 slices ginger root, minced

• 3 spring onions (scallions), minced

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup water

• 45 ml/3 tbsp soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sugar

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Method:

1. Clean and scale the fish and score it diagonally on both sides. Sprinkle with salt and leave to stand for 10 minutes.

2. Heat the oil and fry the fish until browned on both sides, turning once and basting with oil as you cook.

3. Add the ginger, spring onions, water, soy sauce, wine or sherry and sugar, bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes until the fish is cooked. Serve hot or cold.