Sweet and Sour Tilapia
Sweet and Sour Tilapia is one of the most famous Filipino cuisines. This tasty recipe of fried fish smothered in a delightful sweet and sour vegetable sauce will have your mouth watering as soon as you hear that fish sizzle in the pan.
Ingredients
- 1 whole Tilapia
- ½ cup red bell peppers julienned
- 1 medium carrots julienned
- ¼ cup ginger julienned
- 1 medium white onion strips
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup oil for frying fish
- 1 teaspoon salt seasoning fish
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 3 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in ½ cup water
- 2 tablespoon ketchup
Instructions
- Season fish with salt.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and once oil is hot, fry fish one side of at a time until golden brown. Remove fish from pan and place it on a serving plate.
- In over medium pan, heat 2 tablespoon of oil. Sautè onion, garlic and ginger.
- Add carrots and stir.
- In a separate mixing bowl, combine vinegar, sugar and ketchup. Pour in sauce and dissolved cornstarch.
- Add bell peppers. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer until sauce thickens. Stir occasionally.
- Pour sauce over the fried fish. Serve and enjoy!
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