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Whole Fried Catfish With Ginger Shrimp Sauce
 
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Prep Time: 1 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 31 Minutes
Servings: 4
Deep fry catfish serve with rock shrimp and ginger sauce.
Ingredients:
1 (2 1/2 lb) whole catfish, clean and pad dry
salt
cornstarch
oil
2 tablespoons fresh ginger, strips
1 green onion, strip
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1 lb rock shrimp
3 tablespoons peanut oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon white pepper
1 1/2 cups clam juice
1/2 cup chinese rice wine
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
cornstarch roux
1 bunch fresh cilantro
Directions:
1. Made four cuts into each side of catfish and season with salt and aside for 1 hour. Heat oil to 360°. Coat the whole catfish inside and out with cornstarch. Deep fry to a golden brown and place in warm oven until needed.
2. In a mixing bowl blend together calm juice, rice wines, soy sauce and oyster sauce, set aside.
3. In a hot wok add oils, ginger, onion, garlic and shrimp stir-fry for 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper. Pour in the clam sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Thicken with cornstarch roux. Spoon over the whole catfish and top with Chinese parsley.
By RecipeOfHealth.com