Seafood Sundays: Deep Fried Fish with Red Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

500g small fish fillets
2/3 cup plain flour
1/3 cup cornflour
2 egg whites
1 tbsp oil
1 cup water
oil for deep frying

Red Garlic Sauce:

1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp white vinegar
1/2 tsp chilli powder
2 tbsps dry sherry
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 tbsp cornflour
1 cup water
2 drops red food coloring

Directions:

1. Remove bones from fish; cut fish in half. Sift flour and cornflour into bowl, make well in centre, stir in egg whites and oil, then gradually stir in water to give a thin smooth paste.
2. Heat oil for deep frying in wok, dip fish in batter; drain well. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown and tender; drain. Heat Red Garlic Sauce in wok, add fish, cook until hot.

Red Garlic Sauce: Combine sugar, salt, vinegar, chilli powder, sherry and garlic in pan, stir in blended cornflour, water and coloring, stir until sauce boils and thickens; strain before using.

I did not use any food coloring as I did not have any in my pantry, but the dish still turned out great! Deliciously spicy! Yum!

Happy cooking!

Source: The Australian Women’s Weekly
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