Chinese Seafood Recipes - Sesame Seed Fish Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb fish fillets, cut into strips

• 1 onion, chopped

• 2 slices ginger root, minced

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup rice wine or dry sherry

• 10 ml/2 tsp brown sugar

• 2.5 ml/1/2 tsp salt

• 1 egg, lightly beaten

• 15 ml/1 tbsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 45 ml/3 tbsp plain (all-purpose) flour

• 60 ml/6 tbsp sesame seeds

• oil for deep-frying

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Method:

1. Place the fish in a bowl. Mix together the onion, ginger, wine or sherry, sugar and salt, add to the fish and leave to marinate for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

2. Beat the egg, corn-flour and flour to make a batter. Dip the fish in the batter then press into the sesame seeds.

3. Heat the oil and deep-fry the fish strips for about 1 minute until golden and crispy.