Rockstar Fried Rockfish
YIELD Serves 4 | TIME Prep: 5 minutes | Cook: 10 minutes | Total: 15 minutes
*Look for these ingredients the Asian food section of your grocery store or at Asian markets.
INGREDIENTS
For the Fried Rockfish
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¾ cup (100 g) tapioca flour*
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1 teaspoon (6 g) salt
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½ teaspoon (1 g) ground black pepper
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4 rockfish filets (450 g), patted dry
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¼ cup (60 ml) vegetable oil
For the Sauce
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1 tablespoon (15 ml) dark soy sauce*
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1 teaspoon (5 ml) fish sauce*
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¼ cup (60 ml) water
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1 tablespoon (13 g) sugar
Garnish
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2 green onions, thinly sliced
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4” piece of ginger (30 g), peeled and finely julienned
PREPARATION
Step 1
Stir the tapioca flour, salt, and pepper together in a shallow bowl, then dredge the rockfish filets through the mixture, coating evenly.
Step 2
Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium high heat, then fry the fish until golden brown on both sides, flipping halfway (approximately 3 minutes on each side).
Step 3
Bring the sauce ingredients to a boil in a small saucepan, then pour into a large serving platter. Place fried rockfish filet into sauce, then add garnish.
Recipe by HolyCrab Singapore (https://www.holycrab.sg/) and courtesy of WUSATA (https://www.wusata.org/) and Pacific Northwest Seafood (https://www.pnwseafood.org/).