Deep Fried Sweet and Sour Fish Recipe

Ingredients :

225 g

2 tablespoons

2 1/2 cups

Sauce

1 tablespoon

1 slice

Fish fillet (flounder or sole)

Cornflour

Oil for deep-frying

Sugar

Soy sauce

Vinegar

Rice wine or sherry

Cornflour

Lard

Ginger root, finely chopped

Spring onion (scallion), finely chopped

Method :

Cut the fish into small, thin slices and coat them with cornflour.
Heat up the oil in a wok or deep-fryer over a high heat until smoking.
Then reduce the heat and use a pair of chopsticks to put the fish slices into the oil and deep-fry them for about 2 minutes or until golden.
Remove and drain.
Heat up the lard in a hot wok or pan.
Meanwhile, mix the sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, wine or sherry and cornflour in a bowl.
Toss the finely chopped ginger root and onion into the hot lard, then pour in the sauce mixture and stir until thickened.
Now add the fish slices, blend well so that each piece is coated with the sauce.
Serve hot.