Escabeche (sweet And Sour Fish)

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 -3 lbs red snapper, whole fish
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or 1/2 cup vinegar
• 1/4 water
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1 large chopped onion
• 6 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/2 cup ginger, julienned
• 1/2 cup carrot, julienned
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper
• 1/2 cup scallion, julienned (spring onions)
• 1 tablespoon sifted flour

Recipe

• 1 clean the fish and slit it open. let it stand for few minutes and drain well.
• 2 sprinkle fish with 1 tbsp salt.
• 3 in a medium skillet, heat the oil and fry the fish until brown. remove the fish from the pan and set aside.
• 4 in the same skillet, sauté the garlic until light brown, then sauté onion.
• 5 add salt and pepper. stir in ginger, scallions, carrot and red bell pepper.
• 6 add soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 when the mixture boils, add flour to thicken. then, add the fish.
• 8 cover the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.