Siakap 3 Rasa/3 Taste Seabass
1 seabass - clean and ried
3 chopped
green onions
A 1-inch
piece of finely chopped, peeled ginger
5 clove garlic - chopped
1 cup finely chopped pineapple
5 T. water
5 T. tomato
sauce or catsup
3 T. sugar
1 T. vinegar
3 tbsp chili paste
1 T. soy
sauce
1 1/2 t.
corn starch
1 T finely
chopped cilantro
1 T. finely
chopped green onions or chives
4 cups
peanut or vegetable oil
2 cups flour
for dredging
Preparation:
Prepare the
fish. Cut off the fins of each fish with kitchen shears or scissors. Remove the
gills of the fish if they are still attached by cutting them out with the
kitchen shears. Make three vertical slices along each side of the fish evenly
spaced along its length. If you have a long fish, make four slices. Rinse the
fish under cold water and pat dry.
Dredge the fish in flour. Shake off excess, and when the oil is at hot, slip the fish one at a time into the oil. You are probably going to have to cook one fish at time. If so, turn the oven on to "warm."
Prepare the
vegetables. Julienne the 3-inch piece of ginger. Keep in mind 3 inches is a
guideline, so the ginger can be a bit larger or smaller. Cut the ginger into a
rectangle, then slice it into thin rectangles about 1/8 inch thick. Then slice
these thin rectangles into very thin strips -- as thin as you can make them.
Slice the
1/2 onion into very thin half-moons.
Slice the
garlic cloves as thinly as you can along the long side of the clove to make long
pieces.
Heat up oil saute ginger and garlic, add in the chili paste and saute until fragrant
Make the
sauce. Mix the tomato sauce -- I use pureed tomatoes -- sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, water chopped pineapple and corn starch and stir vigorously to combine. Set
it aside.
To serve,
pour some sauce on a plate, place the fish on top of it and garnish with the
finely chopped chives and cilantro. This dish goes best with simple steamed
white rice.
Cook's Note - If you love fiery hot sauce then you can add slice bird's eyes chili during sauting