Hot and Sour Fish with Stir-Fried Veg Noodles

Hot and Sour Fish with Stir-Fried Veg Noodles

Here you go something to warm and tangy – a definite break from the norm. This takes 15 mins max to make and tastes fucking wicked. I had to go back for more (would you believe).

Hot and Sour Fish

2 large filets of white fish (Tilapia, River Cobbler are good and cheap)

Groundnut oil

2 teasp Chilli bean Sauce (or Nandos/hot sauce)

1 tbsp Tomato Puree

2 teasp Chinese Rice Vinegar (or normal stuff you put on your chips)

2 tbsp Sweet Sherry (or Chinese rice wine if you're posh)

4 tbsp Soy

Sesame Oil

300ml Chicken Stock

Salt & Pepper

Corn Flour

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Sir fried Veg Noodles

Pack of Medium Noodles

Spring Onions (shredded)

Mushrooms (chopped)

Broccoli (chopped into small trees)

Garlic (chopped)

Sesame Oil

Sweet Sherry (or Chinese rice wine)

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In a low wide pan, put: Chilli bean Sauce, Tomato Puree, Chinese Rice Vinegar, Sweet Sherry, Soy, Chicken Stock, Salt & Pepper and heat slowly.

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Chop the fish filets in half and then coat with Corn flour + Salt & Pepper.

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In a medium sized pan boil some water, then cook broccoli trees for 5 mins. Remove and then using the same water, cook the noodles for 4 mins. Remove noodles. Chuck water.

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In a wok heat a decent amount of groundnut oil (150ml).

Fry the fish for 3mins each side. 

Then remove and place fish on kitchen roll to dry.

Empty wok of 99% of the oil. 

Add Sesame oil. Heat for a min.

Add Spring Onions, Garlic, Mushrooms, Broccoli, Noodles and stir fry for 4 mins.

Add splash more Sesame oil and Soy sauce and give it another min.

Place fish pieces in pan with sauce. Heat gently, covering the fish with sauce.

Dish up veg+noodles,  putting a couple of pieces of fish ontop and then some sauce… 

Done and dusted.

All amounts are for guide only and should be added according to taste. I used more chilli and sesame…