Recipe: Perfect Malaysian Sweet and Sour Fish (Masam Manis)

Malaysian Sweet and Sour Fish (Masam Manis).

You can have Malaysian Sweet and Sour Fish (Masam Manis) using 22 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Malaysian Sweet and Sour Fish (Masam Manis)

1. It's 130 g of Sea Bass Fillet.
2. It's of Marinade (mix well in a bowl);.
3. It's 1 tsp of Corn Flour.
4. It's 1 tsp of Tapioca Starch.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
6. You need of Sauce (mix well in a bowl);.
7. You need 1/4 cup of Ketchup.
8. It's 2 Tbsp of Chilli Sauce.
9. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Vinegar.
10. You need 1 Tbsp of Sugar.
11. You need of Starch Solution.
12. You need 1 tsp of Corn Flour.
13. It's 1/3 cup of Water.
14. It's of Frying;.
15. Prepare 30 g (4 clove) of Shallots (finely chopped).
16. Prepare 10 g (3 clove) of Garlic (finely chopped).
17. You need 10 g (1 cm) of Ginger (finely chopped).
18. Prepare 50 g of Cucumber (diced).
19. It's 50 g of Tomato (diced).
20. You need 50 g of Pineapple (diced).
21. It's 1/2 cup of Cooking Oil (shallow frying).
22. You need as needed of Salt (season).

Malaysian Sweet and Sour Fish (Masam Manis) step by step

1. Dry rub the salt, corn flour and tapioca starch to the fish and marinade for 30 minutes.
2. When ready, heat 1/2 cup cooking oil in a wok on high heat. When hot enough (<400c), fry the fish skin side down first for 2 minutes and then turn over to fry the other side for another 2 minutes. Set aside and rest..
3. In the same wok, leave behind 3 Tbsp of cooking oil and fry the shallots, ginger and garlic until fragrant (10 seconds). Next add the cucumber, tomato and pineapple and cook for a minutes or so. Then you add the sauce mixture, mix well and cover with a lid for a minute. Then add the starch solution and cook until the sauce thickens to your desired consistency. Season with salt if necessary..
4. Serve the fish and sauce on a serving plate..