Chinese Deep-Fried Fish with Spicy Black Bean Sauce

Name: Chinese Deep-Fried Fish with Spicy Black Bean Sauce
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 leave Cilantro , for garnish; 2 Tbsps cornstarch; 118 milliliters fermented black beans; 2 cloves garlic, sliced thin; 1 inch ginger, peeled and chopped; 6 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters low-sodium chicken stock; 6 servings Peanut oil, for frying; 907 grams whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled; 237 milliliters rice flour; 4 scallions, sliced thin; 1 serrano chile, sliced thin; 2 Tbsps water

Chinese Deep-Fried Fish with Spicy Black Bean Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 308 calories, 36g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 6. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 50 minutes. If you have peanut oil, water, snapper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ginger you could follow this main course with the Ginger Cake with Crystallized Ginger Frosting as a dessert.

Instructions

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Remove the head from the fish (or have your fishmonger do this) and cut the fish into 2-inch thick steaks.

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Steak

Fish

Put the rice flour on a plate and season it well with salt and pepper; dredge the fish pieces in the rice flour, shaking off any excess.

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Salt And Pepper

Rice Flour

Fish

In a deep pot or a wok large enough to hold the fish, heat the vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. Carefully put in the fish and deep-fry until it is browned, crisp, and cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes.

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Vegetable Oil

Fish

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Pot

Wok

Remove the fish pieces and drain them on paper towels; place them onto a platter.

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Fish

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Paper Towels

Carefully drain all but 3 tablespoons of oil from the wok. Stir-fry the scallions, ginger, garlic, and chiles for about 2 minutes.

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Green Onions

Chili Pepper

Garlic

Ginger

Cooking Oil

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Wok

Add the black beans and fry for another minute.

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Black Beans

Pour in the chicken stock, bring to a boil, and simmer until the sauce begins to thicken, about 10 minutes. In a small bowl mix the cornstarch with 2 tablespoons water making sure to get out all the lumps.

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Chicken Stock

Corn Starch

Sauce

Water

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Pour this slurry into the black bean mixture (it will thicken immediately) and cook for another 2 minutes.

Pour the sauce over the fish pieces, garnish with cilantro leaves, and serve.

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Fresh Cilantro

Sauce

Fish

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Servings:

1leave

Cilantro , for garnish 2Tbsps

cornstarch 118milliliters

fermented black beans 2cloves

garlic, sliced thin 1inch

ginger, peeled and chopped 6servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 473milliliters

low-sodium chicken stock 6servings

Peanut oil, for frying 907grams

whole red snapper, cleaned and scaled 237milliliters

rice flour 4

scallions, sliced thin 1

serrano chile, sliced thin 2Tbsps

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir are great choices for Fish. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The St. Michael-Eppan Anger Pinot Grigio with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 23 dollars per bottle.