Name: Sweet and Sour Fish
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 800g thick skinless, boneless white fish fillets, cut into 5cm pieces; 1⁄4 cup plain flour; Vegetable oil, for shallow frying; Steamed snow peas and shrimp meat chips, to serve; Salt and ground white pepper, to taste; SAUCE; 270g jar sweet and sour sauce; 1 tblsp light soy sauce; 225g can pineapple pieces in natural juice; 1 red capsicum, cut into 2cm pieces; 3 green spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths

Sweet and Sour Fish

Change up the traditional Chinese dish with a seafood twist.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

10M

Total

25M

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This tasty, Asian-inspired meal will be on the table in less than half an hour.

Ingredients

800g thick skinless, boneless white fish fillets, cut into 5cm pieces

1⁄4 cup plain flour

Vegetable oil, for shallow frying

Steamed snow peas and shrimp meat chips, to serve

Salt and ground white pepper, to taste

SAUCE

270g jar sweet and sour sauce

1 tblsp light soy sauce

225g can pineapple pieces in natural juice

1 red capsicum, cut into 2cm pieces

3 green spring onions, cut into 3cm lengths

Method

To make sauce, combine sauces, undrained pineapple and capsicum in a medium saucepan over a high heat. Bring to boil. Gently boil, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add onions. Gently boil for 2 minutes, or until slightly thickened.

Meanwhile, toss fish in our seasoned with salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Heat enough oil in a large, deep frying pan over a medium to high heat to shallow- fry. Add fish. Fry for about 3 to 5 minutes on each side, or until cooked through. Remove. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper.

Spoon sauce over fish. Serve with snow peas and shrimp meat chips.

This recipe originally appeared on New Idea Food

Barbara Northwood

Barbara, former Food Director, has over 38 years experience in the food industry, loves sharing advice, recipes and know-how on everything food. She’s a passionate gardener and being to grow fresh herbs, lemons and rhubarb and more, gives her great satisfaction.

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