Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Chinese-style Fried Fish

Beautifully delicate Cod with crispy skin, topped with an aromatic savoury sauce.

Cuisine

Chinese

Time

20 mins

Servings

2 people people

Ingredients

1 fillet cod (or any white fish fillet)
6-8 tbsp corn flour, seasoned with pinch of salt & pepper
4 cloves garlic, finely diced
1 thumb sized piece ginger, finely diced
2 spring onions, finely sliced into rings

The Sauce

100ml hot water
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp sugar

Method

PREPARATION

• Dab the fish fillet with kitchen paper to dry well and then dust with the seasoned cornflour. Give the fish a little flick to shake off any excess flour. Mix ‘The Sauce’ together and set aside for later.

COOKING

• Heat the frying pan to a high heat. Add enough oil to shallow fry the fish. Slowly lower the fish into the bubbling oil, skin first. Leave the fish for 3 minutes, then flip and fry for another 3 minutes. Set the fish on a serving plate.

• In the same oil, stir fry the garlic and ginger until translucent (lower the heat so they don’t burn). Then add the spring onions until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. Reduce the heat to medium and pour the sauce into the pan. Allow it to reduce for a minute and then pour the sauce onto the fish. Serve immediately with steamed white rice.