A friend caught a really huge fish the other day and I got only a tit-bit of it. It was already frozen but hey, it still tasted really good. At first, my Mum wanted to steam it but I was not doing much today as it's a Sunday and it was just my Mum and I having lunch so I decided to cook her something special. So I made this out of the fish. It's kinda like Japanese Tempura bit I added abit of fusion here and there. (I know the fish fillets in the pic looks like Banana Fritters *haha*.)
Fish Fritters with Sweet and Sour Soya Dip
Ingredients:
For the Fish:
1kg of fish meat (boneless)
Salt & Pepper
1 tablespoon of Sesame Oil
1 tablespoon of Light Soya Sauce
1 teaspoon of Fish Sauce
For the Batter:
1/2 cup of self rising flour
1/2 cup of Hup Loong Flour/Cook's Frying Powder
1 egg
1 cup of ice cold water
A pinch of Salt & Pepper
A handful of Chives
A teaspoon of dried Parsley
For the Dip:
2 tablespoon of Dark Soya Sauce
3 teaspoon of Soft Brown Sugar
2 tablespoon of Vinegar
1 tablespoon of Chilli Sauce
1 Red Onion/Shallot
1 clove of Garlic
An inch of Ginger
Method:
Skin off the fish meat and de-bone it. Cut meat into Fillets. Marinate with salt and pepper and the rest of the ingredients above (in orange). Set aside.
Now, for the batter, put everything into a bowl and whisk it up. Make sure the batter is light and semi-thin but not watery. Immerse the bowl into another bowl filled with ice and water (like a double boiler method, only with ice). Make sure the batter is cold at all times. Heat up a wok or or deep-frier filled with oil medium heat for a few minutes. Deep fry the fish fillets by using a tong, dip each fish fillet with the batter and fry the fillet until it turns golden.
Lastly, finely chop the onions, ginger and garlic and mix the rest of the wet ingredients for the dip. If you're too lazy to make this dip, you can just use Thai Chilli sauce and it'll taste as good!!
Serve while the fritters are hot with the sweet and sour dipping sauce. You can also eat em along with steam rice or it's great as finger food for a party!
Serves: 4
