Tilapia in Sweet and Sour Soy Sauce

Name: Tilapia in Sweet and Sour Soy Sauce
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 medium tilapia; Some salt and black pepper; Potato starch; Oil for deep frying; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/3 cup vinegar; 1/2 TBS fish sauce; 3 Tbs tomato ketchup; 1 medium clove of garlic minced; 1 thin slice of ginger minced; 1/2 TBS potato starch; 1/2 TBS water; Some julienned green onion, carrot, ginger; Few sprigs of cilantro

2choi @cook_15339344

Just trying to balance our protein intake. So, today we will have fish.

2choi @cook_15339344

Just trying to balance our protein intake. So, today we will have fish.

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Ingredients

1medium tilapia
Some salt and black pepper
Potato starch
Oil for deep frying
1/3 cupsoy sauce
1/3 cupsugar
1/3 cupvinegar
1/2 TBSfish sauce
3 Tbstomato ketchup
1medium clove of garlic minced
1thin slice of ginger minced
1/2 TBSpotato starch
1/2 TBSwater
Some julienned green onion, carrot, ginger
Few sprigs of cilantro

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Steps

1

Make few shallow cuts on fish. Dry fish well with paper towel. Especially inside head and belly. Sprinkle some salt and pepper on and inside fish. Let it rest for few minutes
2

Meanwhile, heat up about 2 cups of oil in a 10 inch pan (or big enough for the size of fish, of course more oil) on medium heat for about 10 or more minutes.
3

Sprinkle potato starch abundantly on and inside of fish. Shake off excess potato starch. Check oil temperature. Use thermometer or chopstick. Put fish in and fry for 12 to 15 minutes on each side. I had to do this because my pan was little too small for the fish (picture).
4

After finish frying both side, remove fish to a plate. Turn heat down to low. Meanwhile make the sauce.
5

Dilute 1/2 TBS potato starch and 1/2 TBS water in a small bowl. Put soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, fish sauce and tomato ketchup in a saucepan. Boil on medium heat while stirring. Add diluted potato starch in, keep stirring until it boils. Remove from stove, add minced garlic and ginger.
6

Turn back heat to medium high for the oil pan. Check temperature. When oil is ready, fry fish one more time for crunchiness. About 1 1/2 minute for each side. Remove fish to serving plate.
7

Pour sauce over fish. Garnish with some julienned green onion, carrot, ginger and cilantro.
8

Serve with hot rice.