Saturday, August 24, 2013

Chilli fish....


Chinese food is popular world wide. India is no exception. The influence of Chinese cuisine is quite obvious, from fried rice to Hakka noodle, and chiili chicken to gobi manchurian. The Chinese seasoning and cooking technique blended with Indian taste developed these popular Indo-Chinese delicacies.


Today I cooked one of those fusion dishes, chilli fish. As the name suggests it's a fish dish and of course spicy. Batter fried fish fillets are quickly tossed in a soy-sauce based sauce and spiced up with loads of chilies. Don't worry you can moderate the amount of chilies as per your taste.


Things needed to make Chili Fish:

  • Fish fillet: 250 gm
  • Green bell pepper: 1/2
  • Red onion: 1/2
  • Garlic (thinly sliced): 2 cloves
  • Chopped dry red chilies: 2-3 tsp
  • Chopped Thai chilies: 2-3 tsp
  • Oil to cook


for marination:

  • Egg white: 1 egg
  • Corn starch: 2-3 tbsp
  • Salt to tatse
  • Black pepper powder to taste
  • Red chili powder: 1 tsp
  • Vinegar: 1 tbsp
  • Rice wine or sherry: 1 tbsp
  • Dark soy sauce: 2 tsp
  • Juice of garlic: 1 tsp
  • Juice of ginger: 1 tsp



for the sauce:

  • Oyster sauce: 3 tbsp
  • Fish sauce: 1/2 tsp (optional)
  • Dark soy sauce: 1 tbsp
  • Sugar: 1 tsp
  • Sesame oil: 1 tsp
  • Corn starch: 1 tbsp
  • Water: 3-4 tbsp


Steps of making Chilli Fish:


1. Take any fish fillet, I used basa. Cut the fish filtet into bite size pieces. Using a kitchen towel pat dry the fish pieces.

2. Mix all the ingredients under marination and marinate the fish for 5-6 min.

3. Mix all the ingredients under sauce in a bowl and keep aside. I used fish sauce for enhancing the flavor, you can skip this or Worcestershire sauce can be used in place of fish sauce.

4. In a wok or a deep pan heat 3 tablespoons of oil, fry the marinated fish pieces over high heat for 2-3 min, turning the sides. Take out with a slotted spoon and keep aside. Take care not to burn the fish pieces while frying. It is better to fry the fish pieces in batches, do not crowd the wok or pan.

5. In the same oil add thinly sliced bell pepper and sliced onion, cook over high heat for 2-3 min. Take out and keep aside.

6. Add chopped dry red chilies and sliced garlic to the oil, add the fried fish and bell pepper and onion, mix very gently. Add the sauce mix. Season as per your taste. As soy sauce, oyster sauce and fish sauce all have very high salt content I do not add any extra salt to the dish. Give it a quick stir. Let the sauce boil for 2 min. Sprinkle chopped Thai chilies or any hot chilies you are using. Switch off heat, transfer on a serving plate. Garnish with chopped chilies, spring onion or sesame. Serve immediately. It goes well with fried rice or steamed Jasmine rice.

Notes: Cook over high heat. It is a very quick dish. Make sure you have all the ingredients ready before you start cooking.


Print Recipe

Chilli Fish
Serves 2-3
Ingredients

Fish fillet: 250 gm
Green bell pepper: 1/2
Red onion: 1/2
Garlic (thinly sliced): 2 cloves
Chopped dry red chilies: 2-3 tsp
Chopped Thai chilies: 2-3 tsp
Oil to cook

for marination:
Egg white: 1 egg
Corn starch: 2-3 tbsp
Salt to tatse
Black pepper powder to taste
Red chili powder: 1 tsp
Vinegar: 1 tbsp
Rice wine or sherry: 1 tbsp
Dark soy sauce: 2 tsp
Juice of garlic: 1 tsp
Juice of ginger: 1 tsp

for the sauce:
Oyster sauce: 3 tbsp
Fish sauce: 1/2 tsp (optional)
Dark soy sauce: 1 tbsp
Sugar: 1 tsp
Sesame oil: 1 tsp
Corn starch: 1 tbsp
Water: 3-4 tbsp

Procedure:
1. Mix all the ingredients under marination. Cut fish fillets into bite size pieces and marinate for 5-6 min
2. Mix all the ingredients under sauce, keep aside. 
3. Fry the marinated fish fillet, keep aside.
4. Fry the sliced bell pepper and onion, keep aside.
5. Add chopped dry red chili and garlic to oil, ass fried fish, bell pepper, onion, toss. Add sauce, mix gently.
6. Cook 2-3 min, sprinkle chopped green chilies. Switch off heat serve immediately.


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8 comments:

  1. Wow yummy looking chilli fish its making me really really hungry.My head tells me not to torture myself but go and have my lunch now! :))

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  2. Such a deep rich colour and looks perfect to go with plain rice

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  3. I also make it with basa. looks wonderful Chitrangada.

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  4. chilli fish is one of my favorites, will give it a try soon...
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  5. This sounds and looks so good, my boys would love me to make some. I am bookmarking this..

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  6. Wooow..... mouthwatering pics....it looks so good and has left me craving for these

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  7. love the first photograph, so moist and perfect sharp focus

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  8. Looks just yummy. I love Indo-Chinese fusion recipes & this one looks very inviting !

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