Fried fish is one of the usual ‘must have’ dishes in one of our daily meal. Let's make fried fish a slight twist to give some extra oomph. Deep fried till golden brown, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Addition of sweet soy sauce gravy further enhances flavor of this dish.
Fried Talapia Fish in Sweet Soy Sauce.
Ingredient A: Main
1 Red talapia fish.
Ingredient A: Main
1 Red talapia fish.
2 tablespoon all purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt.
1 teaspoon salt.
3 stalk Spring onions
2 Red Chili
2 Red Chili
Cooking oil
Note:
How to clean your talapia fish refer *** below note.
How to clean your talapia fish refer *** below note.
Ingredient B: Seasoning
4 tablespoon Sweet Soy Sauce (Kicap Lemak Manis.)
2 tablespoon light soya sauce
2 tablespoon Oyster sauce
2 tablespoon Oyster sauce
a few dashes of white pepper
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
250 ml Water
salt and sugar to taste as per preference.
salt and sugar to taste as per preference.
Ingredient C: For Coating Fish
All purpose flour + corn starch flour and 1 teaspoon salt
All purpose flour + corn starch flour and 1 teaspoon salt
Direction
Heat up add sufficient oil to deep fry fish until crispy. Dish up and set aside.
Heat up a wok add in seasoning and leave it to simmer.
Add in red chili, spring onion allow to simmer and pour the gravy on fish.
Heat up a wok add in seasoning and leave it to simmer.
Add in red chili, spring onion allow to simmer and pour the gravy on fish.
Note:
Salty and sweetness is adjusted by own preference as in the seasoning we do already have oyster sauce, light soy sauce and Sweet sauce. So it is totally up to individual taste bud to add or not.
Salty and sweetness is adjusted by own preference as in the seasoning we do already have oyster sauce, light soy sauce and Sweet sauce. So it is totally up to individual taste bud to add or not.
***Method: How Tips to clean Talapia fish.
Wash scale fish then cut remove gill, innard guts.
If you do notice do remove a thin layer membrane on both sides of the fish stomach use your knife slowly scrub this layer away. This is what causes Talapia taste slightly bitter.
Now that it is clean, using running tap water use a brush to slowly brush away blood clot instead of your fingers.
Using new toothpaste brush prevent fingers from being smell and prick by sharp fish bones.
Rub fish with all purpose flour and salt inside out and leave to soak for 5 -8 minutes.
This will remove fishy smell. Wash using runny water and tap dry with wet kitchen paper.
How to cut your fish (Butterfly shape fillet)
A butterfly shape fillet cut begins with fillet still attached to the tail, the fillet is then cut in a cross pattern estimating 3-4 cm distance apart.
Lightly coat flours (ingredient C) all over and then shake excessive flour.
Do this a few times and set aside to rest so the flour will incorporate for 8- 10 minutes.
Set aside ready for frying.