Sesame-crusted Fried Fish Fillet
This recipe for carp or catfish or other firm fish uses a mixture of starch and egg to create a batter that holds the sesame seeds to the fish fillet. The fresh, rinsed fillets are marinated with salt, green onion, and ginger, before being dipped in egg, rolled in sesame seeds, and deep-fried. Serve Sesame-crusted Fish Fillets with your favorite sauce or salad dressing. Or you can season them with cumin and chili powder, like our Easy Fried Chicken.
Equipment
- Filleting knife
Ingredients
- 1 grass carp, filleted (substitute catfish, haddock, or other firm-fleshed, mild fish)
Accessory Ingredients:
- 1 egg
- 1 scallion
- 5 slices fresh ginger
- sesame seeds
- oil for deep frying
Seasonings:
- salt (to taste)
- chili powder or Gan Die dipping chilies optional
- cumin powder optional
Instructions
Preparation
- Kill the fish and clean it, removing fins, scales, gills, and internal organs.
- Remove the bones, head, skin and belly of the fish. Fillet the fish into .7 to 1 cm (3/8 of inch) thick fillets. Rinse the fillets, and marinate them with a pinch of salt, the ginger, and the green onion.
- Prepare the batter: Beat the egg. Add starch to a bowl, then add an equal amount of water and stir well to mix. Let the starch settle. Pour off the water from the starch, then add the viscous starch slurry to the eggs, and mix well. Place the sesame seeds on a dry plate.
Cooking:
- Add oil to the wok until it is about 3/5 full. Then heat the oil to 120°-150° C (248°-302° F).
- Dip the fish fillets in the egg mixture, then roll in the sesame seeds to evenly coat the fish fillets.
- Then put the fillets in the hot oil for frying. Remove from the fish from the oil when the surface is lightly browned.
- Cut the cooked fish fillet into bite-sized pieces.
- Serve.
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Notes
- When the starch and water are mixed, it is a white liquid. After a few minutes, the starch will sink to the bottom and the upper part will become water. Our recipe uses the sticky starch at the bottom. After dumping the water, you get wet starch.
- Be careful not to burn the sesame seeds, you need to flip halfway through so that both sides are evenly heated.
- When done, you can serve with your favorite dip! For example, tomato sauce, condensed milk, salad dressing. Of course, you can also choose cumin powder, chili powder.
Nutrition
Calories: 38kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 82mgSodium: 33mgPotassium: 69mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 179IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 18mgIron: 1mg
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