Fried Fish with sweet sauce ( Ikan asam manis )

Here, I will share the recipe with you and maybe give you some ideas.

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What you need :

--Fish Ingredients :
2 cups of cube sliced fish - i used Tilapia fish 
1 cloves garlic, grated 
1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
2 tablespoon of lemon lime 
1 teaspoon salt 
1/2 tablespoon of white/black ground pepper 

--Dipping Ingredients :
3 tablespoon of cornstarch/tapioca flour
3 tablespoon of rice flour - you can substitute with cornstarch
olive oil or peanut oil for fried 
1 pieces of egg, place in a bowl then beat it. 

--Sauce Ingredients (Bahan saus):
2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced (2 buah bawang putih, iris halus)
1/2 cup sliced onion (1/2 cup bawang bombay iris)
2 tablespoon tomato sauce (2 sdm saus tomat)
1 cup of sweet peas (1 cup kacang polong)
1 cup of carrot, sliced then steamed (1 cup wortel. potong-2 kemudian rebus sebentar)
2 pieces of tomato, sliced (2 buah tomat, iris)
salt and sugar for taste (garam dan gula sebagai perasa)
1 cup of water (1 cup air )
2 tsp corn starch mix with water for thickness (2 sdt maizena campurkan dengan air)
olive oil for saute (minyak untuk menumis)

Note : 1 cup = 236.59 ml

Make it :

English version

- Mix together fish ingredients at bowl, then let it marinate for approx 30 minutes or more.
- Take a piece of fish, wrapped with egg first and then flour (corn starch+rice flour).
- Bring into hot oil.
- Fried it until golden brown at both side. Set aside.
- In a pan, saute garlic, onion with little bit of olive oil under low heat in approx 5 minutes.
- Add water, tomato sauce, salt and sugar, stirring occasionally until sauce less.
- Add carrot, peas, tomato, mix it and stirring gently.
- Add corn starch, saute then ready to serve.
- Pour fried fish with sauce before serve.
- Serve with steamed rice.

Indonesian version

1. Campurkan bahan rendaman ikan didalam wadah, aduk hingga ikan tercampur rata dengan bumbu. Masukkan kedalam kulkas minimal 30 menit.
2. Celupkan ikan kedalam telur kosok satu satu persatu, kemudian celupkan kedalam tepung. Goreng hingga kulit kecoklatan. Sisihkan.
3. Didalam wajan masukkan bawang putih, bawang bombay menggunakan minyak hingga harum.
4. Tambahkan air, garam, gula aduk rata hingga mendidih.
5. Masukkan wortel dan kacang polong, aduk rata, diamkan selama 1 menit.
6. Masukkan tomat, kemudian corn starch+air untuk mengentalkan saus. Aduk rata. Tuangkan diatas ikan pada saat akan disajikan.

Preparation Time : 20 min
Cooking Time : 25 min

Servings : 2-3 persons