Breaded Fish Fillet with Sweet and Spicy Sauce
Ingredients:
Breaded fish:
- white fish
- flour
- eggs
- Japanese bread crumbs
- salt
- ground black pepper
- juice of squeezed lemons/calamansi
- oil for deep frying
Sauce
- red chili peppers
- salt
- sugar
- ground black pepper
- water
- corn starch dissolved in water
Directions:
- Cut fish into fillets and marinate overnight with salt and pepper. Add lemon juice 30 minutes prior to cooking.
- In three separate plates put flour, scrambled eggs, and breadcrumbs. Coat each fillet in the following order: flour, eggs, breadcrumbs.
- Heat the oil in a pot and fry each fillet until golden.
- In a separate pan, sauté the chili peppers then add sugar, salt, water and dissolved corn starch. Boil sauce until it thickens. Pour over fish fillet and serve.
- Quick trick: If you want a foolproof sauce, go to the supermarket and buy a bottle of sweet chili sauce instead! hahahahaha!