Spicy, Sourish and Sweet Fried & Cooked Fish

 

Ingredients:

1 Black Pomfret Fish

1 tbsp. light soy sauce (to taste)

1 tbsp. white vinegar (to taste)

1/3 cup water (add more as needed)

1/2 tbsp. sugar (to taste)

1 white onion

2 bird's eye chilis (sliced vertically but not all through)

Salt and pepper

Cooking oil

Methods:

1. Peel onion and cut into rings.  Chop some leftover from the top and bottom part for frying.
2. Season the fish with salt, rub and let it sit for 10 minutes.  Fry until golden brown and cooked.
3. Remove excess oil from frying the fish, leaving about 2 tablespoon.  Stir fry the onion rings for a few seconds.  Remove from pan and set aside.
4. In the same pan, saute chopped onion and bird's eye chilis until  the onion is soft.
5. Add light soy sauce, vinegar and pepper.  Give it a stir, then add sugar and water.  Let it boil for a few minutes until the sauce is slightly reduced.  Taste for your preferred seasoning.  Add slightly more light soy sauce, vinegar and sugar, if needed.
6. Add the fried fish and onion, simmer for a minute.  Turn over to cook the other side.
7. Transfer the fish to a serving plate and arrange the onion rings and chilis over the top.
8. Enjoy warm with a plate of warm fluffy rice! Yummy Yum-Yum!!

I adapted this recipe from 'Fannie's Cookery' with some adjustments to suit my cooking preference.