Stir Fried Garoupa

Ingredients

• •450 grams Garoupa fillets
• •1/2 egg white
• •75 grams stock
• •2 grams salt
• •1/2 teaspoon sugar
• •1 dash pepper
• •3 to 4 drops sesame oil
• •1 1/2 grams MSG
• •3 to 4 drops zhaoxing rice wine
• •5 slices ginger
• •2 stalks scallions
• •2 cups oil for deep frying

Directions

1. 1Dry the Garoupa fillets and cut into approximately 45 millimeters by 30 millimeters and 5 millimeter thick pieces. Add the slightly beaten white of half an egg.
2. 2Wash and clean a piece of fresh ginger and cut into 5 thin slices.
3. 3Wash and clean 2 stalks of fresh scallions, remove the roots and half of the green part. Cut at angle into 30 millimeter sections.
4. 4Add the salt, sugar, pepper, MSG, sesame oil and starch to the stock.
5. 5Heat the oil until smoking hot. Quickly fry the fish in the hot oil till the corners of the fish pieces begin to stiffen. Lift out the fish with a large strainer and drain off the oil, leaving 2 tablespoons in the wok.
6. 6Sauté lightly the ginger slices, return the fish to the wok, add the rice wine and let it sizzle. Add the seasoned stock and scallions. Quickly stir-fry over very high heat till the fish just firm but not flaking.
7. 7Add a tablespoon of hot oil. Stir-fry quickly and dish up.