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Fish fillet with ginger & scallions


We never failed to order  this dish whenever we eat out for the simple reason that I've never maked this at home.  All the while I was under the impression that whipping up this dish is a challenge as I was afraid that the fish fillet will disintegrate upon being flipped by the 'spatula'.  I was pleasantly surprised that this was not the case when I finally attempted it. 

The tip lies in the way how the fish fillet is sliced.  After deboning the fish, the fillet is long (according to the length of the fish), then cut it to say 2.1/2 inches portions.  Then slice the portions against the grain of the fillet.  This way the fillet will not be crumbly ........ and it worked!







This plate of fish fillet will go down well with a bowl of piping hot white rice ....................

Ingredients
  • 250 gm fish fillet block, sliced
  • 10 gm young ginger, sliced
  • 2 stalks scallions, cut to 1.1/2 inch lengths
  • 1/4  cup water
  • 1 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp light soya sauce
  • 2 tsps Shaoxing wine
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2  tsp cornflour + 1 Tbsp water to thicken
  • Oil for frying
Seasoning for fish fillet
1/2  tsp sugar, 3/4 tsp salt, 3/4 tsp cornflour, a dash of pepper.

Preparation
  1. Season the sliced fish fillet with salt, sugar, cornflour  and pepper, set aside.
  2. Heat up some oil in a pan, add in the fish fillet, stir-fry.  Dish out.
  3. Saute the ginger with the remaining oil till fragrant, add in the water, sugar,  oyster and light soya sauce.  Once boiling, return the fish fillet to the pan.
  4. Add in the scallions, give it a quick stir.  Test for taste and add in the cornflour mixture. 
  5. Turn off heat and drizzle in the Shaoxing wine, dish out to serving plate.
  6. Serve hot with rice.



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  1. yummylittlecooksJuly 1, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    My family love this dish.if I cook this dish, I'll have to cooks a lot....hehehe

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  2. busygranJuly 1, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    A simple dish, yet very 'shiok' with a bowl of rice!

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  3. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverJuly 1, 2011 at 8:29 PM

    I also like to order this simple fish dish in restaurant, i must cook this at home one day.Thanks for your tip!

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  4. ann lowJuly 1, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    This is a very delicious dish that I always like to order when I'm at the restaurant. Thanks for sharing the simple recipe Cheah :)

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  5. Angie's RecipesJuly 2, 2011 at 3:03 AM

    One more bowl of rice, please. ;-) The ginger/scallion fish fillets looks so succulent!

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  6. JeannieJuly 2, 2011 at 11:25 PM

    I love this healthy yet delicious dish...a great way to cook fish instead of just frying!

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  7. ICook4FunJuly 3, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Thanks for the tip Cheah. My fish always disintegrate each time I tried to stir-fry it this way. I guess I cut it wrongly :)

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  8. Sokehah cheahJuly 3, 2011 at 5:10 PM

    yummylittlecooks
    Yes, it's a hit amongst most families.

    busygran
    Yes, very 'shiok' indeed, ha, ha!

    Sonia
    Yes, you can try and see how it turns out!

    Anncoo
    You are most welcome!

    Angie
    Yes, more rice as it's appetising.

    Jeannie
    Yes, the kitchen won't be so greasy.

    ICook4Fun
    Yes, it's got to do with the slicing.

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  9. penny aka jeroxieJuly 5, 2011 at 8:46 PM

    One bowl of steaming hot rice please!

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  10. melonpanJuly 11, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    wow that looks very delicous. Now i am hungry T.T
    i have book the receipe, i will try it out^^

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  11. Sokehah cheahJuly 11, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    Nice of you to stop by. Will hop over to yours soon!

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  12. Shu HanAugust 1, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    my mum's take on this is with deep-fried ginger (: I love this fish dish!

    http://mummyicancook.blogspot.com/2011/07/my-mums-top-tip-fried-shallots-garlic.html

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  13. Sokehah cheahAugust 2, 2011 at 12:17 AM

    Shu Han
    I like this dish because it's light and refreshing. Will peek at yours soon.

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