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Stir-Fried Golden Fish Fillets

Offering a harmonious blend of textures and flavours, this stir-fried golden fish fillet recipe is easy to make, full of flavours, and incredibly aromatic! Perfect for a fuss-free midweek meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 7 minutes
Total Time 22 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Hong Kong
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 750 g fish fillets
  • 8 slices of ginger
  • spring onions chopped into 1-inch lengths
  • 1 hot chilli pepper chopped
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 4 tsp deep fried minced garlic

For the batter

  • 1 tsp chicken powder
  • 80 g cornstarch soaked in water
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tbsp sesame oil
  • About 1/2 tsp pepper salt

Instructions
 

Preparation

  • Soak the cornstarch with just enough water that touches all surfaces. This thickens the cornstarch, creating a crisper crust that sticks more tightly to the fish fillets when shallow fried!
  • Season the fish fillets with some additional dry cornstarch and salt. Mix well, and soak in water for 5 minutes. Thoroughly rinse the fish fillets and drain. This step helps remove the fish smell.

Make the batter

  • In a large bowl, mix together chicken powder, white pepper, cornstarch, egg yolk, and sesame oil.
  • Transfer the fish fillets to the bowl and season with pepper salt. Mix well.

Cook the fish fillets

  • In a wok, heat some oil over medium-high heat. Place the fish fillets side-by-side and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  • Flip the fish fillets once, add in ginger, and stir-fry for another 2 minutes. Transfer the fish fillets to a strainer, and set aside.
  • In the same wok, heat some oil over medium-high heat, then add in spring onions and hot chilli peppers. Stir-fry until fragrant.
  • Transfer the fish fillets back to the wok, add in soy sauce, and stir-fry quickly to mix well (about 30 seconds).
  • Add in deep-fried minced garlic, and stir-fry to mix well (about 30 seconds).

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