Name: Whole Fish in Hot Sauce recipe by Mahua Bhattacharjee at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Whole fish of 500 grams or 1 whole; Sesame oil 2 tablespoon; Sliced onions 1; Chopped ginger 1 teaspoon; Chopped garlic 1 teaspoon; Sliced capsicum 1 small; Shredded chinese cabbage 1/2 cup; Sweet corn nibble 2 tablespoon; Lime slice 2; Chinese cooking wine 1/2 cup; Red chilli 10; Vinegar 2 tablespoons; Hoisin sauce 2 teaspoon; Soysauce 1 teaspoon; Chopped spring onions for garnish; Chopped green chilli 2; Chopped tomato for garnish; Salt to taste; Pepper powder to taste; Sugar 1 teaspoon; Sesame seeds little for sprinkling; Corn flour starch slurry 2 tablespoons

Ingredients Serving: 2

Whole fish of 500 grams or 1 whole
Sesame oil 2 tablespoon
Sliced onions 1
Chopped ginger 1 teaspoon
Chopped garlic 1 teaspoon
Sliced capsicum 1 small
Shredded chinese cabbage 1/2 cup
Sweet corn nibble 2 tablespoon
Lime slice 2
Chinese cooking wine 1/2 cup
Red chilli 10
Vinegar 2 tablespoons
Hoisin sauce 2 teaspoon
Soysauce 1 teaspoon
Chopped spring onions for garnish
Chopped green chilli 2
Chopped tomato for garnish
Salt to taste
Pepper powder to taste
Sugar 1 teaspoon
Sesame seeds little for sprinkling
Corn flour starch slurry 2 tablespoons

Instructions

Marinate the whole fish after cleaning it from inside with salt for 30 minutes.
Soak 7 to 8 of red chilies in water for 15 minutes and make a paste with vinegar.
Heat the sesame oil add fry the whole fish to golden crispy texture.
In the remaining oil add chopped garlic and chopped ginger and fry.
Add the sliced onions and capsicum and mix well.
Add the sugar, red chilli paste, hoisin sauce, soysauce, salt to taste.
Mix everything well and add 2 cups of water and boil.
Add the pepper powder.
Add the fish.
Add the chinese wine and cook.
Add the corn starch slurry.
Add chopped green chilly.
Add the shredded Chinese cabbage and lime slices.
When the sauce thickens transfer to a serving plate.
Now garnish with chopped spring onions, chopped tomato, chopped red chilli, sweet corn nibble.
Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.

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