How to Make Filipino Fish in Sweet & Sour Sauce - Fish Escabeche Asian Cooking Recipe Cuisine

Filipino Fish Escabeche (Fish in Sweet & Sour Sauce)

This recipe was taken from centuries old cooking techniques and when possible applied modern cooking methods and/or ingredients.  It uses Asian cooking styles, Asian Spices, Asian Sauces and Asian Ingredients.  The style of cooking may have a slight alteration while still maintaining the dish's overall purpose.  In this blog we touch on recipes that may be predominant for the Chinese Cuisines.  We will also share recipes based upon country, or regions such as: Burma, Cambodia, Indian, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet and Vietnam.  Some cuisines are considered South Asian, South East Asian, Central Asian and/or Middle Eastern and may not be strictly connected to a specific country or culture.

Recipe makes for 4-6 Servings

1 whole 2-3 lbs. red snapper, cleaned

flour for dredging

vegetable oil for frying

1 tsp ginger, sliced thinly

1 medium-sized onion, sliced into rings, separated

1 small carrot, sliced thinly into 2-inch strips

3/4 cup water

1 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp vinegar

2 tbsp sugar

3 tbsp ketchup

2 tsp tapioca starch mixed with 1 tbsp water

1/2 cup sweet red pepper, sliced thinly diagonally

salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

Sprinkle salt lightly on fish. Dredge fish in flour. In a non-stick skillet over medium heat, fry fish in enough oil until golden brown and thoroughly cooked. Set aside in a  serving platter.

Prepare the sweet and sour sauce. In a non-stick pan over medium heat, sauté ginger in 1 tbsp oil for 20 seconds.

Add onion rings and carrot slices. Stir for 1 minute. Stir in water, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, ketchup and salt and pepper to taste. Let boil for 2-3 minutes.


Add the tapioca/water mixture, stirring constantly until sauce thickened. Turn heat off and add sweet red pepper slices. Pour sauce on top of fish. Serve immediately.

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Enjoy..

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