Deep-fried Yellow Croaker With Sweet-and-sour Sauce, Shan

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Vegetables	Chinese	Chinese, Fish & seaf	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1		Whole yellow croaker about 1
		1/2 lb or similar fish
1/2	t	Salt
6	c	Vegetable oil for
		deep-frying
1/2	t	Scallions, chopped
1/4	t	Fresh ginger, chopped
1/2	t	Garlic, chopped
3 1/2	oz	Vinegar
2	t	Soy sauce
10	oz	Clear stock
14	T	Sugar
10	T	Cornstarch, cornflour
		dissolved in
5	T	Water

INSTRUCTIONS

Draw, scale, and wash the fish. Blot dry. Make 5 to 7 diagonal slashes
about 1/4 inch deep at even intervals on each side. Rub salt in the
slashes and dust all over with flour. Heat the oil in a wok to about
350). Hold the fish by the tail and carefully lower it into the oil.
Slide a wok scoop or spatula under the fish to keep it from sticking
to the wok and deep-fry until the slashes open, about 2 minutes.
Carefully turn the fish upside down, holding it against the side of
the wok, and deep-fry another 2 minutes. Continue to turn the fish  and
deep-fry it until the skin is brown on all sides. Finish by  laying the
fish flat in the oil and pressing the head down with the  scoop until
it browns. Remove, drain and place on a large oval  serving dish. Pour
all but 7 tbsp of the oil out of the wok. Heat  until the oil surface
ripples. Add the scallions, ginger, garlic,  vinegar, and soy sauce.
Add the stock, sugar, and cornstarch. Cook,  stirring, until the sauce
thickens. Pour over the fish and serve.  busted by sooz Posted to
recipelu-digest Volume 01 Number 227 by  James and Susan Kirkland
<[email protected]> on Nov 08, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 12273 Calories From Fat: 11563 Total Fat: 1308g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 1528.4mg Potassium: 72.8mg Carbohydrates: 178.2g Fiber: <1g Sugar: 176.3g Protein: <1g