Sesame Mandarin Fish

Name: Sesame Mandarin Fish
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Ingredients: 1 (about 1250 g) Mandarin fish (descaled and gutted, filleted with bones removed, head and tail reserved); 100 g White sesame seeds; 3/4 tsp Salt; 2 tsp Ginger juice; 2 tsp Cooking wine; 1 Scallion segments; 2 tsp Cornstarch (for batter); 2 Egg white (for batter)

A traditional Zhejiang banquet dish in which mandarin fish fillets are coated with sesame seeds and fried until golden, yielding a crisp exterior and tender, flavorful flesh.

1h 5m

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Ingredients

Mandarin fish (descaled and gutted, filleted with bones removed, head and tail reserved) 1 (about 1250 g)

White sesame seeds 100 g

Salt 3/4 tsp

Ginger juice 2 tsp

Cooking wine 2 tsp

Scallion segments 1

Cornstarch (for batter) 2 tsp

Egg white (for batter) 2

Instructions

Prepare the fish

Scale and gut the mandarin fish, wash thoroughly, then fillet the meat and remove the bones; reserve the head and tail.

Marinate the fish

Pat the fish dry, score a diamond pattern on the surface, and cut into pieces. Add the seasonings (salt, ginger juice, cooking wine, scallion segments), mix well, and marinate for 30 minutes.

Coat and first fry

Mix the batter ingredients (cornstarch, egg white). Coat the fish pieces with the batter, then roll them in the sesame seeds. Deep-fry in hot oil (about 50% heat) for 3 minutes, then remove and drain.

Refry and plate

Reheat the oil until very hot, return the fish, and fry again until golden brown. Coat the head and tail with batter as well, fry until cooked through, and arrange on either side of the fish to serve.