'Nanban-zuke' (Marinated Fried Fish)

Name: 'Nanban-zuke' (Marinated Fried Fish)
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 400-500 g Fish Fillets; Salt & Pepper; Potato Starch Flour; Oil for frying; 1/2-1 Onion *thinly sliced; 1 Carrot *sliced into thin strips; 1/2-1 Green Capsicum *cut into thin strips; 2 Tomatoes *sliced; 1 Chilli *thinly sliced, can be replaced with dried Chilli Flakes; 1/4 cup Rice Vinegar; 1/4 cup Soy Sauce; 2 tablespoons Sugar; 2 tablespoons Mirin *can be replaced by 1 tablespoon Sugar; 1/4 cup Water

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

My mother used to make this dish always using fish called ‘Aji’ in Japanese. As ‘Aji’ is difficult to find in Australia, I often use Trevally or Mackerel family fish which have similar flavour and texture. However most fish are suitable for this dish. Sardines and Salmon are very nice, too. This time I used Barramundi, which is very popular in Australia.

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

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Ingredients

4 servings

400-500 gFish Fillets
Salt & Pepper
Potato Starch Flour
Oil for frying
1/2-1Onion *thinly sliced
1Carrot *sliced into thin strips
1/2-1Green Capsicum *cut into thin strips
2Tomatoes *sliced
1Chilli *thinly sliced, can be replaced with dried Chilli Flakes
Marinade
1/4 cupRice Vinegar
1/4 cupSoy Sauce
2 tablespoonsSugar
2 tablespoonsMirin *can be replaced by 1 tablespoon Sugar
1/4 cupWater

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Steps

1

Place all the marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix well. As Mirin is alcoholic, you can replace it with Sugar. In this case, you use 3 tablespoons Sugar in total.
2

Add the vegetables and combine.
3

Cut the fish fillets into smaller pieces, about 2cm thickness, remove bones if necessary. Season with Salt & Pepper, then coat with Potato Starch Flour.
4

Heat Oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat.
5

Cook the fish pieces for 2 minutes, turning halfway through cooking, or until cooked through. Transfer to the marinade & vegetable mixture. Combine evenly and set aside for 1 hour.
6

You can do the process using a serving bowl, so that you can serve straight away. Otherwise, arrange the mixture on a serving plate or bowl and enjoy with freshly cooked rice.