Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce

A tasty sweet and sour fish fillet for those who like to eat fish without those tiny fish bones. There are many kinds of fish fillet you can use if you can’t find labahita (surgeon fish) or lapu-lapu (grouper). Substitutes can be cream dory fillet or tilapia fillet since those fishes have white and tasty flesh. This dish is also very easy to cook. You only have to coat the fish fillet with eggs and bread crumbs before frying and just cooking the sauce with very few ingredients then combine them, the fish and the sauce, then serve hot. To make the sweet and sour sauce, in a saucepan, mix thoroughly the cornstarch and sugar in water. Add in onion, garlic, cucumber(optional), tomato(optional), pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and margarine. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture starts to boil. Cook for about 2 minutes more until the sauce thickens then pour over fried fish fillets.   Print Recipe4.88 from 8 votes How To Cook Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce A tasty sweet and sour fish fillet for those who like to eat fish without those tiny fish bones. Prep Time 10 mins Cook Time 20 mins Total Time 30 mins Course: Fish Recipes Cuisine: Filipino Keyword: sweet and sour fish, sweet sour fish fillet Servings: 3 to 4 servings Calories: 310 kcal Author: Manny Ingredients For the fish: 2 medium size labahita lapu-lapu or maya-maya 1 1/2 to 2 cups Japanese bread crumbs 3/4 cup cornstarch for coating 4 calamansi juice extracted 3 eggs beaten salt and pepper to taste MSG or granulated seasoning For the Sweet and Sour Sauce: 1 piece onion quartered 1 clove garlic minced 2 Tbsp. cornstarch 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar 1/4 cup water 1 cup pineapple juice 1/4 cup vinegar 1 Tbsp. soy sauce 1 Tbsp. margarine 1/4 cup cucumber cubed 1 piece tomato slices 1 piece bell pepper sliced Instructions How To Cook Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce Clean the fish and remove the skin. Separate the flesh from the fish bones and cut the fillet into 1 inch crosswise. Rub the fillet with calamansi juice, salt, pepper and MSG. Before frying, coat with cornstarch then dip in beaten eggs and roll in bread crumbs. Deep fry in a medium heat until golden brown. Set aside. To make the sauce, in a saucepan mix thoroughly the cornstarch and sugar in 1/4 cup water. Add in onion, garlic, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and margarine. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture starts to boil. Cook for about 2 minutes more until the sauce thickens then pour over fried fish fillets. Serve hot. Video Watch the Video on How to Cook Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet:   Try Other Delicious Recipes: 10 Summer Food Ideas to Bring to the Beach or Resorts It's summer time time again and our kids are having… Chicken Paella Looking for a paella recipe that is easy on the… Sinigang na Maya-Maya (Red Snapper In Sour Broth) This recipe is red snapper or maya-maya cooked in sour…