Chinese Seafood Recipes - Mullet with Thick Soy Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 red mullet

• oil for deep-frying

• 30ml/2tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), sliced

• 2 slices ginger root, shredded

• 1 red chili pepper, shredded

• 250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup fish stock

• 15 ml/1 tbsp thick soy sauce

• 15 ml/1 tbsp freshly ground white pepper

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

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Method:

1. Trim the fish and score it diagonally on each side. Heat the oil and deep-fry the fish until half-cooked. Remove from the oil and drain well.

2. Heat the oil and fry the spring onions, ginger and chili pepper for 1 minute. Add the remaining ingredients, stir together well and bring to the boil.

3. Add the fish and simmer gently, uncovered, until the fish is cooked and the liquid has almost evaporated.