sweet & sour fish - whole

Name: Sweet & Sour Fish - whole
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ## THE FISH; 1 - whole fish, 1-1/2 pounds; 2 tablespoon(s) sherry or wine; 3 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 2 tablespoon(s) flour; 2 tablespoon(s) soy sauce; - oil for deep frying; ## THE VEGETABLES; 1/3 cup(s) bamboo shoots, shredded; 3 small dry mushrooms, soak & shred; 1/3 cup(s) carrot, shredded; 3 tablespoon(s) green peas; 3 slice(s) ginger, chopped; 1 clove(s) garlic, sliced thin; 1/3 cup(s) green pepper, cut into strips; 4 tablespoon(s) oil; ## THE SAUCE; 5 tablespoon(s) sugar; 3 tablespoon(s) rice vinegar; 2 tablespoon(s) soy sauce; 1 tablespoon(s) tomato sauce; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 1/2 cup(s) cold water

8 Pinches 1 Photo

J. White Harris

Gallatin, TN

Updated on Jul 22, 2016

This sweet and sour dish is very tasty and by flattening the stomach of the fish a little it allows the fish to be put in an upright, swimming position on the serving platter. The sauce and vegetable mixture is then poured over the fish for an outstanding presentation of the fish.

Rate

prep time 20 Min

cook time 30 Min

method Stove Top

yield 4 to 6 servings

Ingredients

THE FISH
1 - whole fish, 1-1/2 pounds
2 tablespoons sherry or wine
3 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons soy sauce
- oil for deep frying
THE VEGETABLES
1/3 cup bamboo shoots, shredded
3 small dry mushrooms, soak & shred
1/3 cup carrot, shredded
3 tablespoons green peas
3 slices ginger, chopped
1 clove garlic, sliced thin
1/3 cup green pepper, cut into strips
4 tablespoons oil
THE SAUCE
5 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 cup cold water

How To Make sweet & sour fish - whole

Step 1

Clean and scale fish. Make 3 diagonal cuts on each side of fish.

Step 2

Mix together the wine cornstarch flour and soy sauce. Rub fish inside and out with this mixture.
Step 3

Heat oil to 330°F and deep fry fish until crisp and golden brown (about 15 minutes), basting often with hot oil.
Step 4

Remove to absorbent paper and drain. Flatten stomach slightly to make fish stand and place in a slow oven to keep warm. Note: Fish may be deep-fried in advance. Re-fry before serving. Fish then becomes more crisp.
Step 5

Mix together the first 5 sauce ingredients and set aside.
Step 6

Heat 4 Tbsp of oil in frying pan: stir-fry all vegetable ingredients until tender. Note: Any of sauce vegetables may be omitted.
Step 7

Pour in sauce mixture and bring to a boil.
Step 8

Mix cornstarch with water and add to thicken, stirring constantly. Pour over fish and serve hot.
Step 9

Put fried fish in upright position on a serving platter and pour the vegetable sauce mixture over the fish.
Last Step: Don't forget to share! Post a picture of your finished recipe here and on your favorite social network. Don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes!

Discover More

Comment & Reviews

Just A Pinch Sweepstakes