Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Fish)

Ingredients

• 2 -3lbs red snapper, whole fish
• 4tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1tablespoon salt
• 1⁄4teaspoon ground pepper
• 2tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2cup apple cider vinegar or 1⁄2 cupwhite vinegar
• 1⁄4water
• 1⁄2cup brown sugar
• 1large chopped onion
• 6tablespoons minced garlic
• 1⁄2cup ginger, julienned
• 1⁄2cup carrot, julienned
• 1⁄2cup red bell pepper
• 1⁄2cup scallion, julienned (spring onions)
• 1tablespoon sifted flour

• Directions

  1. Clean the fish and slit it open. Let it stand for few minutes and drain well.
  2. Sprinkle fish with 1 tbsp salt.
  3. In a medium skillet, heat the oil and fry the fish until brown. Remove the fish from the pan and set aside.
  4. In the same skillet, sauté the garlic until light brown, then sauté onion.
  5. Add salt and white pepper. Stir in ginger, scallions, carrot and red bell pepper.
  6. Add soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. Salt and pepper to taste.
  7. When the mixture boils, add flour to thicken. Then, add the fish.
  8. Cover the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.

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