Sweet and Sour Yellowtail
Yellowtail fillets: 200 g (approx. 7oz.)
A [Sake: 2 tablespoons, Soy sauce: 1 tablespoon, Ginger juice: 1 teaspoon]
Onion: 1/4
Red and yellow bell peppers: 1/4 each
Green bell pepper: 1
Dried shiitake mushrooms, reconstituted: 2
Pineapple rings: 2
B [Chicken stock: 100 cc (approx. 1/2 cup), Soy sauce: 2 tablespoons, Vinegar: 2 tablespoons, Ketchup: 3 tablespoons]
Potato starch: Small amount
Vegetable oil: Small amount
Sweet and sour pork is a Cantonese dish popular for its unique sweet and tangy flavor. Substituting Japan-farmed fatty yellowtail for pork gives it a new, delicious twist. Soaking yellowtail in a ginger marinade will enhance its flavor and allow it to better absorb the sauce.
How to make it
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Remove bones from the yellowtail fillets and cut into bite-size pieces. Mix the ingredients in A and marinate the yellowtail in the mixture.
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Cut the vegetables and pineapple slices into bite-size pieces.
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Heat oil to 170°C. Coat the yellowtail with potato starch and fry until golden brown. Drain and set aside.
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Heat oil in a wok and cook the vegetables and pineapple. Add the ingredients in B and cook until simmering. Add the fried yellowtail. Mix the potato starch with an equal amount of water, and drizzle into the wok to thicken the sauce.
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