Spicy sweet and sour carp (instagram.com/dapurumidina)
Gurame is a freshwater fish that is popular in restaurant menus. Not infrequently this fish is cooked in various ways, such as fried, baked, made into soup, and doused with various spices.
If you're looking for a side dish reference, this spicy sweet and sour carp recipe is worth a try. Perfect for a big meal with the family, here!
1. Prepare the necessary materials
illustration of a carp (pexels.com/Engin Akyurt)Fried carp ingredients:
- 1 carp
- 1 clove of garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 lime fruit
- Versatile seasoning flour to taste
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1/2 of an onion
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 large red chilies
- 4 tablespoons of tomato sauce
- 5 tablespoons of chili sauce
- 1 cucumber
- 1 carrot
- 1 stalk of green onion
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 200 ml of water
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
2. Slice the carp first
illustration of slicing carp (pixabay.com/leversandpulleys)Clean the scales of the carp and remove the dirt in it. Then, slice each side of the carp fillet fillet or boneless.
Apart from that, let the carp bones still stick together with the fish head. As a result, clean these fish pieces under running water. Now, the carp is ready to be fried.
3. Fry the carp until golden yellow
illustration of frying carp (pixabay.com/scottgardner)Puree the garlic until soft. Then, coat the entire surface of the carp meat along with the whole carp bones with lime juice, garlic, salt, ground pepper, and all-purpose seasoning flour.
Meanwhile, fully heat the cooking oil in a pan. When it's hot, add the fish and fry it until it's dry and golden yellow at the same time. Turn the fish over so that it is perfectly cooked.
4. It's time to make the spicy sweet and sour sauce, here!
illustration of making sauce (okonomikitchen.com)If the fish is cooked, immediately remove and drain. Transfer to a serving plate provided.
Meanwhile, finely chop the onion, garlic, red chili, cucumber, carrot and leek according to your taste. Then, heat some cooking oil in a pan. Once hot, add the sliced onions and garlic.
Sauté the two ingredients until wilted and fragrant. Then, add the tomatoes along with the rest of the ingredients except for the cucumber, spring onions and cornstarch. Keep stirring and cook until the carrots are soft.
5. Finally, the spicy sweet and sour carp is ready to be served
spicy sweet and sour carp (instagram.com/mammaetty_kitchen) It doesn't stop there, add sliced cucumber and spring onion if the carrots are soft and the water is boiling. Stir briefly until well blended.
Finally, add cornstarch and cook until the gravy turns thick and tends to dry. Then, correct the taste and remove it immediately if it's right.
Spill this spicy sweet and sour sauce onto a plate containing fried carp. Without waiting a long time, your homemade spicy sweet and sour carp recipe is ready to be served. The spiciness makes it addictive, you know!
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