Chinese Sweet And Sour Fish Recipes

SWEET AND SOUR FISH

Steps:

• Cut halibut into bite-size pieces. Place in a mixing bowl and combine with soy sauce and 1 tablespoon of flour. Let stand for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, heat oil in deep-fryer or heavy saucepan to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Deep fry halibut pieces until golden brown. Drain on paper towels; set aside.
• For the Sauce, saute green pepper, onion and pineapple in a medium skillet for 1 minute. Stir in reserved pineapple juice, sugar, ketchup, water, remaining 2 teaspoons of flour, sesame oil, and salt to taste. Cook until thickened, stirring occasionally.
• Serve, by dipping fried halibut pieces into sauce, or pour the sauce over the fish.

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR FISH FILLET STIR-FRY

Steps:

• Make sure your fish fillet is clean and pat dry to ensure your fried fish gets really crispy. Heat 3 cups of oil in a small pot (to conserve oil) to 380 degrees F. You can use a thermometer or check the temperature by putting a drop of batter into the oil. The batter should not turn brown right away. Instead, it should rise immediately to the surface and turn a very light golden brown.
• To make the batter, mix together all the dry ingredients--the flour, baking powder, cornstarch, salt, turmeric, and white pepper. When you're ready to fry, mix in the sesame oil and cold seltzer water until the batter is smooth.
• Next, drop the fish fillets into the batter. Ensure they are evenly coated, but allow the excess to drip off (if there's too much batter on the fish, you'll end up with dough balls!). Carefully place the fish into the oil one piece at a time, ensuring that they don't stick to each other. Fry in batches so that the fish pieces aren't overcrowded, frying for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown.
• Scoop the fried fish out and transfer to a cooling rack placed over a baking sheet to drain. Repeat until all the fish has been fried.
• Next, put two teaspoons of the frying oil in a separate wok or skillet over high heat, and toss in the onions, and peppers. Stir-fry for 30 seconds, and then stir in the ketchup. Fry for another 20 seconds--frying the ketchup brings out the color and makes for a better depth of flavor in the sweet and sour sauce.
• Mix in the pineapple, pineapple juice, red wine vinegar, water, salt, and sugar, and bring the liquid to a low simmer for 2 minutes. With the sweet and sour sauce still simmering, slowly stir in the cornstarch slurry until the sauce is thick enough to coat a spoon.
• At this point, if the fried fish fillets have softened, you can refry them in the oil heated to 400F for 30 seconds in larger batches. The higher heat is needed because the oil will cool immediately after putting in a larger batch of fish in the oil.
• Once the fish is ready, toss it into the wok, and fold into the sauce with 3 or 4 scooping motions until the pieces are lightly coated. Plate and serve immediately!

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR FISH

Steps:

• Mix the ingredients for the marinade together (except for the oil) and then mix in the chunks of fish. Make sure they are all well coated, and set it aside while you chop everything else. Mix together all the ingredients for the sauce and set it aside.
• Heat the 3 cups of oil in a wok or deep frying pan until it's about 350°F. If you don't have a thermometer, you'll know the oil is hot enough when a bit of flour flicked into it sizzles instantly. Get a baking sheet or tray handy and line it with paper towels. Fry the fish in two or three batches, separating the pieces of fish the moment they hit the hot oil. Cook until they turn golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove and let them drain on the paper towels.
• When the fish is done, carefully pour off all but about 3 tablespoons of the oil. Add the chiles, ginger and garlic and stir-fry over high heat for 30 seconds. Add the fish and stir fry for a few seconds, then pour over the sauce ingredients -- be sure to stir the sauce before you pour it in because the starch will tend to settle to the bottom. Let this boil furiously for 1 minute, then turn off the heat.
• Stir in the chives and sesame oil and serve at once with steamed rice.

CHINESE SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Mix the potato starch with 1 tablespoon of water (or a little more, as needed) to make a slurry.
• Add all of the ingredients to a saucepan and mix evenly before you start cooking.
• You must continuously stir the sauce to prevent the sauce from getting lumpy.
• Bring the sauce to a boil and turn the heat to the lowest temperature and simmer until the sauce texture has turned thick and sticky. Then it's ready.
• You can stir fry some pork or chicken with vegetables and pour the sauce in.
• If you have any extra sauce, you can keep it in a dry and clean container after it is cooled down and store it in the fridge. Usually, this sauce should last 7 to 10 days in the fridge.

SUPERIOR SWEET AND SOUR WHOLE FISH

Steps:

• Wash the fish and pat dry with paper towels. Cut three diagonal slits into each side of the fish. Set aside.
• Dice the coloured peppers into 2-cm cubes. Peel and slice the onion into thin wedges. Slice the tomato into 8 wedges.
• Combine the sauce ingredients in a bowl.

SWEET AND SOUR FISH FILLETS

Steps:

• Slice the fish fillets into pieces about 2x1 inches. Dredge the pieces in corn starch and allow to dry slightly on waxed paper. Mix together the flour, egg, water and salt to make a batter.
• In a separate small pot, dissolve the brown sugar in the vinegar over medium heat. Stir together the corn starch and water and add it to the pot. Stir well. Add the pineapple, carrot, sweet pickles, peppers and tomato wedges. Cook for 3-5 minutes until the sauce is clear and not cloudy. Set the sauce aside.
• Pour the oil about halfway up the wok. Turn the heat to a medium high setting. When the oil is heated, take a small piece of bread and place it in the oil. If the bread browns lightly on both sides fairly quickly, the oil is ready. If the bread does not brown immediately, the oil is not hot enough. If the bread turns dark brown or black, turn off the burner and allow the oil to cool for 5 minutes before testing again.
• Place 8-10 pieces of fish in the batter. Carefully lift the pieces of fish from the batter into the oil. The fish will sink to the bottom and then rise up. When the fish rises, deep fry for 4 minutes, 2 minutes on each side. Remove the fish to paper towels to drain the excess oil. Repeat the process until all the pieces are fried.
• Arrange the fish on a serving platter. Pour the reserved sauce over the fish.

CHINESE NEW YEAR SWEET AND SOUR FISH

Steps:

• On each side of fish, make 3 or 4 diagonal slashes about 1 -inch apart, cutting down to the bone each time. Rub fish with sherry and salt; set aside.
• Dip fish into eggs, then coat with cornstarch, shaking off excess. Let stand for 2 to 3 minutes.
• Place wide, nonstick frying pan over high heat until hot. Add oil. Place fish into pan and cook, turning once until cooked through, about 6 minutes per side. Transfer to a heat-proof serving platter and keep warm in a 200 degree F. oven.
• Combine all sauce ingredients except cornstarch solution in a medium-size saucepan. Bring sauce to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Add cornstarch solution and cook, stirring, until sauce boils and thickens. Set aside.
• Remove all but 2 tablespoons oil from pan. Add garlic and ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant. Add carrot, bell pepper, bamboo shoots, green onions, and broth; stir-fry for about 1-1/2 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Set aside.
• Remove from heat; add stir-fried vegetables and stir to coat. Pour vegetables and sauce over fish; serve hot.