Sweet and Sour Yellow Croaker

Name: Sweet and Sour Yellow Croaker
Ingredients: 1 yellow croaker; 1 piece ginger; 1/2 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 1 chili pepper; as needed All-purpose flour,; as needed For marinating the fish: salt, white pepper, and rice wine,; as needed Salt,; as needed White pepper,; as needed Rice wine,; For the sweet and sour sauce:; 1 pickled plum; 2 tablespoons ketchup (about 30 ml); 1 tablespoon sugar (about 12 grams); 1 tablespoon white vinegar (about 15 ml); 1 tablespoon soy sauce (about 15 ml); 2 tablespoons water (about 30 ml)

李小寶 @cook_haiping

新北市

The yellow croaker is pan-fried until golden and crispy, then topped with a tangy sweet and sour sauce. Pickled plum is a fantastic seasoning that brings out the fresh flavor of the fish. Once served, the aroma fills the room and really whets your appetite.

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Ingredients

1yellow croaker
1 pieceginger
1/2onion
2 clovesgarlic
1chili pepper
as neededAll-purpose flour,
as neededFor marinating the fish: salt, white pepper, and rice wine,
as neededSalt,
as neededWhite pepper,
as neededRice wine,
For the sweet and sour sauce:
1pickled plum
2 tablespoonsketchup (about 30 ml)
1 tablespoonsugar (about 12 grams)
1 tablespoonwhite vinegar (about 15 ml)
1 tablespoonsoy sauce (about 15 ml)
2 tablespoonswater (about 30 ml)

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Steps

1

Remove the innards and scales from the yellow croaker, rinse with water, and pat the skin dry.
2

Score the fish by making 4 horizontal cuts on both sides without cutting through the bone, then make 1 vertical cut.
3

Rub the fish inside and out with the marinade ingredients and let it marinate for about 10 minutes. Coat the fish with flour, then gently shake off any excess flour.
4

Cut the onion into chunks, slice the ginger, mince the garlic, and slice the chili pepper diagonally.
5

Remove the pit from the pickled plum and chop it finely. Mix with ketchup, sugar, white vinegar, soy sauce, and water to make the sweet and sour sauce. Set aside.
6

Heat oil in a pan and add the ginger slices. Once fragrant, add the yellow croaker and pan-fry until both sides are golden and crispy. Transfer the fish to a plate.
7

Wipe the oil from the pan with a paper towel to remove any fishy taste from the oil.
8

Add fresh oil to the pan. Stir-fry the onion chunks until translucent, then add the minced garlic, chili pepper, and sweet and sour sauce. Stir-fry until the sauce is fragrant and thickened.
9

Pour the sweet and sour sauce over the fish and serve.