Pan fried fish with xo sauce

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This fried fish with xo sauce is a light and healthy dish that is easy to prepare. An excellent mid week meal that everyone loves. The unique umami flavor of the xo sauce compliments the fish perfectly.

It 's fast, it's simple and it tastes great! You can have this healthy, tasty fish with xo sauce ready to serve at home in no time.

Ingredients for fish with xo sauce

How to make fried fish with xo sauce

Pan fried fish with xo sauce and spring onions is quick and easy to cook. You can make this recipe with fish fillets or small whole fish. I used whole soldierfish also known as scarlet wrasse. I love this fried red fish and they were a perfect size to fit nicely in my large frying pan. However any white flaky fish works for this recipe.

• Dust the fish or fillets lightly in seasoned flour then
• Fry the fish skin side down until crispy. Set aside.
• Fry the spring onions, garlic, chili and ginger in the same pan for about 1 minute.
• Add the xo sauce to the pan. Cook and whisk.
• Add a dash of water and cook for about 1-2 minutes. Season with soy sauce.
• Serve the fish with light fluffy short or medium grain rice and sauteed green vegetable. A light weeknight meal!

Recipe note

I used Scarlet wrasse (Soldierfish) in this recipe, but any firm white flesh fish works well for this dish.

Equipment needed for this recipe

Xo sauce

This gourmet seafood-based condiment is made of roughly-chopped dried seafood which are cooked with, onions, garlic, chili and other spices.

XO sauce has a unique and intense umami flavor suitable as a seasoning for many Asian dishes. XO sauce is available from the Asian grocery store or online. It's expensive but you only need to use a little bit in your sauce.

Scarlet wrasse

I love cooking scarlet wrasse also known as soldierfish. It's under rated here, most fisherman throw it back in the ocean. You often catch it when targeting different more desirable species. We often keep them because they are fantastic when eaten fresh!

Crispy fried scarlet wrasse is a great way to cook and enjoy this fish.

My kids love scarlet wrasse fish and always asks for this fish instead of the main target species. I think it's mainly because of the bright red beautiful color skin, but they also really like eating this sweet, white, firm fish.

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Pan fried fish with xo sauce

cremneblad

This recipe is amazing either with small whole fish or fish fillets, shallow- or pan fried skin side down until crispy. The firm, sweet, white flesh pairs really well with the Asian flavors in this recipe.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Chinese

Servings 3

Ingredients

  

• 6 small white fish fillets or 3 small whole fish
• vegetable oil
• flour plain
• 1 tablespoon xo sauce
• 2 spring onions finely sliced
• 1 tablespoon ginger fresh finely chopped
• 3 cloves garlic fresh finely chopped
• a dash soy sauce
• a pinch chili fresh or dried flakes

Instructions

 

• Dust the fish fillets or whole fish in seasoned flour and pan- or shallow fry in the oil until cooked through. (Cooking time varies depending on size of the fish.) Set aside.
• Wipe the pan out with paper towel.
• Fry the spring onions, garlic and ginger in the same pan for about 1 minute.
• Add the xo sauce to the pan.
• Cook and whisk add a dash of water and cook for about 1-2 minutes.
• Season with soy sauce.
• Drizzle the sauce on top of the fish.
• Serve with Steamed short grain rice and garden vegetables. Asian greens are the best.
• Enjoy!

Notes

I used Scarlet wrasse (Soldierfish) in this recipe, but any firm white flesh fish works well for this dish.

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