Sweet ’n’ Sour Fish with Noodles
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Time to read 1 min
Crispy fish, sticky sauce and slurpable noodles. Simple store bought ingredients paired withsome fresh fish. A big feed with big flavour ready to feed the crew.
We’d had this dish in mind for a while, just waiting for the right moment to make it. After a full day spearfishing the reef, we lucked out with a solid-sized Spangled Emperor, the perfect fish for this kind of cook-up. It’s a firm, white-fleshed fish that holds its shape beautifully and has a satisfying bounce once fried. We kept things simple with a few flavour-bomb store-bought sauces and fired up the COBB Grill. In no time, we had a big bowl of sweet ’n’ sour fish with noodles on the table.
Ingredients:
Spangled Emperor (or other firm white fish)
Eggs
Cornstarch or corn flour
Canola oil
Garlic & ginger (minced or from a jar)
Chilli flakes or fresh chilli
Pre-cooked noodles (glass noodles work well)
Soy sauce
Store-bought sweet ’n’ sour sauce
Lime
Fresh coriander
Salt & pepper
Crispy Chilli Oil
Steps:
1. Prep the fish Fillet the fish and cut into bite-sized cubes. Season with salt and pepper (or fish spice if youhave some). Coat in whisked egg, then lightly dust with cornstarch.
2. Deep fry Heat canola oil in the COBB wok for deep frying, not shallow frying. Once the oil is smokinghot, fry the fish cubes for about 2 minutes until golden and cooked through. Remove anddrain on paper towel.
3. Noodles Discard most of the oil, leaving about 3 teaspoons. Heat until hot, then add garlic, ginger and chilli.
We used store bought minced garlic & ginger to make it easy. Once fragrant, add pre-cooked noodles and a dash of soy sauce. Toss until well coated and all the flavours have combined with the noodles.
4. Sauce it up Before adding the fish into the noodle mix, coat the fried fish cubes generously in storebought sweet ’n’ sour sauce. Once they are covered in the delicious sauce, add to the noodlesand gently mix through.
5. Finish Squeeze over fresh lime and scatter with coriander. Some crispy chilli oil ontop works a treattoo!
Easy, hearty and more than enough to feed the whole crew.
