Chinese-style fish in sweet and sour sauce
Description
The recipe won't take much time. This dish looks very impressive, so you can confidently prepare it for a festive table instead of the usual herring or fried fish. The unusual sweet-and-sour sauce will definitely appeal to your guests. Since the recipe includes vegetables, you'll get not only fish but a complete meal with side dish. Ingredients can be purchased at any store. Serve hot.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Cut the fish fillet into pieces (approximately 2 by 3 centimeters in size). Cut the onion vertically first (into 4 parts), then horizontally in half. You should get fairly large onion pieces.
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Step 2
2. Coarsely chop the washed and seeded pepper.
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Step 3
3. In a small container, prepare the sauce for our dish. Mix ketchup with sugar and vinegar. You can use more ingredients, but keep the proportions the same.
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Step 4
4. Place potato starch into a separate container (preferably flat). Thoroughly coat the fish pieces in the starch. Then transfer them to a frying pan preheated with vegetable oil. Fry for about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 5
5. Then transfer the fish to paper towels or a cloth (to let excess oil drain), and in the meantime add the onion and pepper to the pan. Add the garlic pressed through a garlic press. Mix and fry over high heat for 2-3 minutes. They should remain firm and crispy.
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Step 6
6. Set the vegetables aside in a container for now, and pour the sweet and sour sauce into the frying pan. After a minute, turn off the heat and return the vegetables to the sauce. Mix everything well. After another minute or so, add the previously fried fish to the ingredients in the pan. Stir until the sauce evenly coats all the ingredients. Serve the dish! :)