Sweet and sour grouper, a Filipino dish

Sweet and sour grouper, a Filipino dish

Main dishes

A whole fried sea bass, covered in a sweet and sour sauce with crunchy vegetables (carrot, onion, tomato, and ginger), finished with sesame oil.

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This whole fried fish is served with a vibrant sweet and sour sauce, topped with carrots, onions, tomatoes, and ginger. A few drops of sesame oil added at the end of cooking enhance the flavor. A festive and impressive dish.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • Cooking methodFrying
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people
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Directions

  1. Clean the fish, then make a cut on its back. ≈ 8 min
  2. Rub it with garlic, chili pepper, and salt. ≈ 3 min
  3. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the fish in it.
  4. Once the fish starts to turn golden, remove it from the pan and let it drain until the oil has completely absorbed.
  5. In another pan, heat 1 tablespoon of oil paint.
  6. Add the carrot. ≈ 3 min
  7. Stir well, then add the red chili pepper, onion, tomato, garlic, and ginger. ≈ 4 min
  8. Stir and cook for another 15 seconds, then pour in the sweet and sour sauce.
  9. Once the sauce comes to a boil, turn off the heat and stir in the sesame oil. ≈ 4 min
  10. Coat the fish with the sauce. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • One whole sea bass
  • 1 tablespoon of minced garlic (Allium sativum)
  • 480 ml of oil paint (for frying)
  • 5 red chili peppers, chopped
  • 1 carrot, cut into rounds
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tomato, chopped
  • One medium-sized piece of ginger, finely chopped
  • 1 bottle of sweet and sour sauce
  • 1 tablespoon of sesame oil
  • salt

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