Fried Fish in Aromatic Sauce

A tasty and delish fried fish with a spicy ,sweet and sourish sauce.A side dish that goes well with rice any time !

 Quick and easy to make and a real crowd pleaser!

500gm red snapper or sea bass

2 tbsp potato flour

½ tsp ground white pepper

Finely ground

1 stalk torch ginger bud

1 stalk lemon grass

5 fresh red chillies

2 cm young ginger

2 cloves garlic

Seasoning

Salt to taste

1 tbsp sugar

½ a cube anchovy stock cube/or 1 ¼ tsp granules

Garnishing/Topping

2/3 tbsp lime/calamansi  juice

1 tbsp sliced torch ginger bud

1 tbsp red chillies,sliced

1 tbsp thinly sliced kaffir lime leaves

Method :

Rub the fish with potato flour and grounded white pepper. Deep fry the fish both side. Dish out on serving dish .

In a wok, heat about 4/5 tbsp oil. Stir fry the grounded ingredients until fragrant. Add in salt and sugar to taste. Crumble in anchovy stock cube . Cook for about 2 mins and spread the sauce on the fried fish. Garnish the fish. Squeeze calamansi juice before serving.

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