Chilli Garlic Dragon Fish

chilli garlic dragon fish

An awesome oriental preparation in chilli and garlic sauce, cooking time is 15 – 20 minutes for 4.

Ingredients

Pomfret	2 medium
Corn flour/ corn starch	1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon
Oil	2 tablespoons + to deep fry
Spring onion greens chopped	2-3 stalks
Spring onions chopped	4-5
Garlic chopped	15-20 cloves
Red curry paste	1 tablespoon
Sugar	5 teaspoons
Vinegar	2 tablespoons

Method
first slit the Pomfret and removes the central bone then make gashes on either side.

Now sprinkle salt and corn flour on the outside and inside of the fish.

put salt and corn flour on fish

Heat sufficient oil in a deep pan, then put spring onion greens in a strainer and flash fry in the hot oil, drain and set aside.

Now heat two tablespoons of oil in another pan, add spring onions, garlic and red chilli paste and mix well.

add spring onion, garlic and chilli paste

Sauté for a minute then add two cups of water then mix and cook.

Deep fry the pomfret till lightly golden all over.

fry the fish

Now place most of the spring onion greens on a dish and drain the fish and place over them.

put fried fish on fried spring onion

Mix a tablespoon of corn flour in 1/3 cup of water.

Add salt and sugar to the sauce and mix well.

Add the corn flour and mix and cook till the sauce thicken then add vinegar and mix.

Now pour the sauce over the fish.

pout sauce on fried dragon fish

Then sprinkle the remaining spring onion greens and serve hot.