Meats and Sausages
Fried Mullet Chinese Style
Fried Mullet Chinese Style with ginger, soy sauce, cornstarch and sherry wine
Ingredients
- mullet, 1 lb (453 g)
- 4 scallions, finely chopped
- 1/2 fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp sherry wine
- 1/2 cup water
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup peanut oil, for shallow frying
- 2 Tbsp sherry wine
- cornstarch, as needed
Instructions
- Wet the fish with soy sauce on both sides and fry in hot oil, 3 minutes each side.
- Add the chopped ginger, scallions, sherry wine, water, salt and pepper to the fish. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Place fish on a hot plate and pour the sauce over it. If the sauce is too thin, mix some cornstarch with cold water (1:3) and stir it in, until the sauce thickens.