Peking Fish Recipes

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup water, the hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar and 2 teaspoons cornstarch.
• Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces. Mix 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in medium glass or plastic bowl. Stir in fish until coated.
• Spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the oil; rotate wok to coat side. Add fish; stir-fry about 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Remove fish from wok.
• Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon oil to wok. Add broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion and 2 tablespoons water. Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender (add water if necessary to prevent sticking).
• Stir in hoisin sauce mixture; cook and stir until thickened. Stir in fish; heat through.

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix 1/2 cup water, hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar, and 2 teaspoons of cornstarch; set aside.
• Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces.
• Mix remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in a medium glass or plastic bowl; stir in fish until coated.
• Spray nonstick large skillet or wok with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat.
• Add in 1/2 teaspoon chili oil; rotate skillet to coat sides.
• Add in fish; stir-fry 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily; remove fish from skillet.
• Add remaining chili oil to skillet; add in broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion, and remaining 2 tablespoons water.
• Cover and cook 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender (5-7 minutes); add more water if needed to prevent sticking.
• Stir in hoisin sauce mixture; cook and stir until thickened; stir in fish; heat through.

FISH SLICES, PEKING STYLE

Steps:

• 1. Mix marinade, plop fish slices into marinade and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 2. Place dried mushrooms in warm water for 15 + minutes to soften. 3. Dredge marinated fish slices in cornstarch while heating oil in wok. 4. Deep fry fish slices until they are light brown. Dry fish slices on paper towel. 5. Remove all but two TB of oil from the wok. Stir fry the garlic, chilies, ginger and scallions. Add the mushrooms, stir in the sauce mixture until sauce comes to a boil and then stir in the cornstarch mixture and cook until thickened. 6. Return the fish slices to the wok, swirl in sesame seed oil. 7. Eat!

PEKING CHICKEN

Steps:

• Combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl; stir well.
• Reserve 1 cup hoisin sauce mixture; set aside.
• Cut chicken diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
• Add chicken to the remaining sauce mixture in bowl and stir well.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator up to 8 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Remove chicken from bowl; discard marinade.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray; add 1 1/2 teaspoons oil and place over medium-high heat until hot.
• Add half of chicken; cook 5 minutes or until done.
• Remove chicken and set aside.
• Repeat procedure with remaining oil and chicken.
• Warm tortillas.
• Spread 2 tablespoons reserved hoisin sauce mixture down the center of each tortilla.
• Arrange one-eighth of chicken slices and 2 tablespoons green onions down the center of each tortilla; roll up.

PEKING FISH

Steps:

• Mix 1/2 cup of the water, the hoisin sauce, garlic, gingerroot, soy sauce, vinegar and 2 teaspoons of the cornstarch. Cut fish into 3/4-inch pieces. Mix remaining 1 teaspoon cornstarch and the sherry in medium glass or plastic bowl. Stir in fish until coated. Spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with nonstick cooking spray heat over medium-high heat until cooking spray starts to bubble. Add 1/2 teaspoon of the chili oil rotate wok to coat sides. Add fish stir-fry about 2 1/2 minutes or until fish flakes easily with fork. Remove fish from wok. Add remaining 1/2 teaspoon chili oil to wok. Add broccoli, carrots, bell pepper, onion and remaining 2 tablespoons water. Cover and cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables are crisp-tender (add water if necessary to prevent sticking). Stir in hoisin sauce mixture cook and stir until thickened. Stir in fish heat through.1 Serving: Calories 185 (Calories from Fat 35) Fat 4g (Saturated 1g) Cholesterol 60mg Sodium 650mg Carbohydrate 21g (Dietary Fiber 5g) Protein 27g.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

PEKING SHRIMP

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cornstarch and water until smooth. Stir in the corn syrup, soy sauce, sherry, garlic and ginger; set aside. , In a nonstick skillet or wok, stir-fry green pepper in oil for 3 minutes. Add shrimp; cook 3 minutes longer or until shrimp turn pink. , Stir cornstarch mixture and add to the pan. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Add tomato; heat through. Serve with rice if desired.