Perfect Sweet and Sour Fish

Ingredients:
2 fillets of Cream Dory
3 green pepper (cut into chunks)
3 tomatoes (cut into chunks)
1/2 large onion (cut into chunks)
1 can pineapple chunks
extra virgin olive oil

Breading:
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 egg, beaten
6 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tsp salt
1 pinch black pepper
water

Sweet and Sour Sauce:
1/2 cup vinegar
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 cup pineapple juice
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 ketchup
1 tbsp cornstarch

Fish:

  • Cut fillets into chunks.
  • Toss them with cornstarch, making sure to coat all sides.
  • In a separate bowl, mix egg, oil, salt and pepper. Add in water a little at a time, just until it reaches a smooth consistency.
  • Dip each fillet chunk and fry in olive oil.
  • Set aside for later.

Sauce:

  • Heat oil in a pan and saute onions and peppers just until fragrant and tender. Add in tomatoes to avoid from overcooking. Set aside for later.
  • In a separate bowl, mix vinegar, sugar, salt, pineapple juice, juice of 1/2 lemon and ketchup.
  • Let it boil over low heat. Let it simmer for 10 minutes. Dissolve cornstarch in a little juice and pour over batter. Simmer until sauce starts to thicken. Adjust flavor according to your desired taste.
  • Add the veggies back in and this time, add the fish fillets as well.
  • Serve and enjoy.

*Got this recipe from BlogChef but revised it a bit to make do with the only available ingredients that we had.


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