Filipino
Escabeche na tilapia
Sweet and sour fried tilapia
Fried tilapia under a sweet and sour sauce with ginger, carrot and onion.
- Serves 4
- Prep 15 min
- Cook 25 min
- Total 40 min
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Ingredients
11 items · serves 4- 500 g tilapia (2 medium fish), cleaned
- 1 medium carrot, cut into thin strips
- 1 medium onion, sliced
- 1 thumb-sized piece ginger (about 30 g), cut into strips
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 60 ml cane vinegar (suka)
- 3 tbsp banana ketchup
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch), mixed with 3 tbsp water
- 1 tsp salt
- 125 ml cooking oil, for frying
Contains: fish. Check product labels: brands differ.
Steps
5 steps- 1Pat the fish dry, rub with the salt and fry in the oil for five to six minutes a side until crisp; lay on a serving plate.
- 2Pour off most of the oil and saute the garlic, ginger and onion until soft, then add the carrot for a minute.
- 3Add the vinegar, ketchup, sugar and half a cup of water and let it boil for two minutes without stirring.
- 4Stir in the cornflour mixture and cook until the sauce is thick and glossy.
- 5Pour the sauce and vegetables over the fish and serve with steamed rice.