Bream Sweet and Sour

Name: Bream Sweet and Sour
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 1 onion, finely sliced; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar (or use cider vinegar); 1 tablespoon rice flour (or cornflour) mixed with a little water; 3 shallots or spring onions, finely sliced; 1 large carrot, cut into matchsticks; 1 red pepper, cut into matchsticks; 3 tablespoons vegetable oil; freshly ground black pepper; salt; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 kg (2 lb) bream, cleaned and scaled (or use other firm-fleshed fish such as red snapper or sea trout); 1 small leek, finely sliced; 3 tomatoes, skinned and chopped; 2.5 cm (1 pint) piece of fresh root ginger, coarsely grated; 2 cloves of garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon brown sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Floyd on Oz

By Keith Floyd

Published 1991

About

The bream is a popular fish in Oz – but this recipe can be applied to virtually any fish you choose.

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb) bream, cleaned and scaled (or use other firm-fleshed fish such as red snapper or sea trout)
¼

Oceania
Australia
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

With a sharp knife slash the fish diagonally across one side and rub in the salt. Brush the fish all over with a little of the oil and barbecue or grill for 8–10 minutes, turning once, until the flesh is firm but moist.

Heat the remaining oil in a large frying pan or wok and Stir-fry the carrot, pepper, onion and leek for 30 seconds. Add the ginger, shallots or spring onions, tomatoes a