Fried Plaice, Hong Kong Style Recipe

cooking time: 6 minutes

 

Ingredients

  • oil

  • 85 grams onion, chopped

  • 30 grams celery, diced

  • 2 oz. water chestnuts, sliced

  • 85 grams bamboo shoots, sliced

  • 57 grams cucumber, sliced

  • 30 grams mushrooms, sliced

  • stock to cover

  • 227 grams plaice, filleted

  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper

  • 1 tablespoon Chinese wine (or sherry)

  • 1 teaspoon corn flour

  • 2 tablespoons cold water

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce few drops sesame oil
     

Method

 

1. Heat a little oil in a pan and quick fry the vegetables, allowing no more than 1 minute.
2. Add stock and simmer under a lid for 1 minute.
3. Meanwhile, cut the fish into thin slices.
4. Remove vegetables from pan and arrange on a dish.
5. Put fish in another hot, oiled pan, add a little pepper and sherry. Cook for 1 minute, turning carefully.
6. Add vegetables to the fish and cook for 2 minutes.
7. Pour in corn flour diluted with water.
8. Season with soy sauce, sprinkle with sesame oil, cook for 1 minute and serve.

 

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