Whole Fried Catfish With Ginger Shrimp Sauce
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 (2 1/2 lb) whole catfish, clean and pad dry
- salt
- cornstarch
- oil
- 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, strips
- 1 green onion, strip
- 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1 lb rock shrimp
- 3 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 1⁄2 cups clam juice
- 1⁄2 cup chinese rice wine
- 2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce
- cornstarch roux
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro
directions
- Made four cuts into each side of catfish and season with salt and aside for 1 hour. Heat oil to 360°. Coat the whole catfish inside and out with cornstarch. Deep fry to a golden brown and place in warm oven until needed.
- In a mixing bowl blend together calm juice, rice wines, soy sauce and oyster sauce, set aside.
- In a hot wok add oils, ginger, onion, garlic and shrimp stir-fry for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in the clam sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Thicken with cornstarch roux. Spoon over the whole catfish and top with Chinese parsley.
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