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Lovely, flaky cod in batter with sweet and sour sauce, what more could one ask for?
Time: Prep 10 mins / Cooking 15 mins
Difficulty: Hard
MildServes 2
For deep frying
For the cod
For the sauce
Note: The sauce will be red but not bright red like the takeaways, as they will probably use food colouring to get that colour.
For the dish
Heat the oil in the pan on medium-high heat whilst you prepare everything else.
Prepare the vegetables for the dish.
Season the cod with about 1/4 tsp salt and sprinkle of white pepper. Pour half a beaten egg in and coat the king prawns. Then mix in the potato starch (or cornflour) and coat the pieces again.
To make the sweet and sour sauce: In a saucepan pour the vinegar and add the granulated sugar in, heat these up on a low heat until the sugar dissolves.
Add the ketchup, tomato puree and Worcester sauce and mix. Put this to one side as the sauce is now complete and ready.
Turn the oil to low heat. Take the cod and place them individually into the oil. Move them around, with a wooden spatula or wooden chopsticks, so they don't stick to each other. Fry them for 3 minutes.
When the cod start to float, turn the heat to high and fry for an extra 1 minute. Use a slotted spoon and take the pieces out onto a plate and leave on the side for now.
To put the dish together. Heat wok on high heat. Add 1 tbsp vegetable oil.
Add in peppers, onion and pineapple and fry for 1 minute.
Take the sauce and add in 1 tsp of potato starch (or cornflour) and mix in. Add sauce to the pan and cook for 1 minute.
Add the cod to the pan and stir everything together. Once everything is coated with sauce, it is ready to serve.
Extra Notes: Served with boiled rice.
Done! 祝您好胃口!