Chilli Fish Recipe
Simple Chilli Fish recipe that is tangy, full of bold flavours and so delicious! You can serve it as an appetizer or with fried rice and noodles.
- Reading time
- 2 MIN READ
- Ingredients
- 22 INGREDIENTS
- Step photos
- 17 PHOTOS
- Video
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Simple Chilli Fish recipe that is tangy, full of bold flavours and so delicious! You can serve it as an appetizer or with fried rice and noodles.
INGREDIENTS / 22
- Boneless/skinless fish - 1 kg
- Salt - to taste
- Ginger/garlic paste - 1 teaspoon
- Black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon
- Chilli pepper - to taste
- Flour - 3 tablespoons
- Cornflour - 2 tablespoons
- Salt - a pinch
- Black pepper - a pinch
- Egg white - 1
- Minced garlic - 1 tablespoon
- Minced ginger - 1 teaspoon
- Fresh chilli pepper - 1
- Onion - 1 bulb
- Sweet pepper - 1 cup
SAUCE
- Chilli sauce - 2 tablespoons
- Tomato Ketchup - 2 tablespoons
- Dark soy sauce - 2 to 3 teaspoons
- White vinegar - 1 teaspoon
SLURRY
- Corn flour - 2 tablespoons
- Water - 4 tablespoons
- Vegetable oil - for frying
METHOD / 17
2 MIN READ
- 01
Rinse, pat dry the fish and cut into cubes.

- 02
Add some salt to taste and half a teaspoon of black pepper.

- 03
Add 1 teaspoon of ginger and garlic paste, chilli pepper and mix to combine.

- 04
Marinate for 15 to 20 minutes.

- 05
After 20 minutes, pour in the flour and cornflour onto the fish, add a pinch of salt and black pepper and one egg white. Mix well to combine and set aside.

- 06
Let's make the sauce.
In a small bowl, pour in the chilli sauce.

- 07
Add the tomato ketchup

- 08
Add the soy sauce and white vinegar and mix to combine. You can use lemon juice if you don't have vinegar.

- 09
Set aside.

- 10
Deep fry the fish in batches until golden. Take them out of the oil and set aside.
Take out the oil from the pan leaving about 2 to 3 tablespoons.

- 11
Add one tablespoon of minced garlic, 1 teaspoon of ginger into the oil and fry until fragrant. Now, add the fresh chilli and stir-fry for about 30 seconds.

- 12
Add the onion

- 13
Add the sweet pepper and stir-fry on high heat for 1 minute.

- 14
Add the fried fish and fry for 1 minute.

- 15
Pour in the sauce and mix to combine and continue frying for another minute.

- 16
Add the slurry, mix to combine and fry for 2 minutes. Turn off the heat and serve.

- 17
Enjoy!
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RECIPE BY
Dolapo Grey
PUBLISHED OCTOBER 26, 2020


