Fried Fish in Black Bean Paste Sauce 豆鼓鱼

Ingredients

1 red snapper (I used the fish head), cleaned and scaled

4 tbsp corn flour

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 tbsp black bean paste

1 fresh chili, thinly sliced

1 tsp sugar

Water

Salt

Oil for frying

Method

Rub some fine salt over fish and coat fish with dry corn flour. Heat oil in a hot wok or deep-frying pan and fry the fish till crisp and brown, about 10-15 minutes depending on the size of fish. Remove and set aside.

Heat oil in pan and saute garlic till fragrant. Add bean paste and chili, stir fry briefly. Pour in water and bring to boil. Add sugar, lower heat and simmer the sauce for 5 minutes. Thicken the sauce with some cornstarch mixture. Slowly pour in the mixture to prevent lumps forming.

Pour the sauce over fish and serve immediately.