Ingredients
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2 -3 lbs red snapper, whole fish
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4 tablespoons vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon salt
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1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
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2 tablespoons soy sauce
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1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or 1/2 cup white vinegar
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1/4 water
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1 large chopped onion
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6 tablespoons minced garlic
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1/2 cup ginger, julienned
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1/2 cup red bell pepper
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1 tablespoon sifted flour
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1/2 cup carrot, julienned
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1/2 cup scallion, julienned (spring onions)
Instructions
- Clean the fish and slit it open. Let it stand for few minutes and drain well.
- Sprinkle fish with 1 tbsp salt.
- In a medium skillet, heat the oil and fry the fish until brown. Remove the fish from the pan and set aside.
- In the same skillet, sauté the garlic until light brown, then sauté onion.
- Add salt and white pepper. Stir in ginger, scallions, carrot and red bell pepper.
- Add soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. Salt and pepper to taste.
- When the mixture boils, add flour to thicken. Then, add the fish.
- Cover the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.