🍅🐟 Tomato Fish Recipe – Flavorful & Easy Chinese-Style Fish in Tomato Sauce!

fish fillets

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: canned fish

Tofu provides a plant-based option, while canned fish is often more affordable.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: tamari

💰Cheaper: salt

Tamari is a gluten-free alternative, while salt is a basic seasoning.

Cut and peel ½ of the small sized onion (2.5 oz) into slices.

Wash and cut 2 sticks of green onion into 1-2 inch pieces.

Peel a piece of ginger (0.5 oz) and cut it into 5 slices.

Wash and cut 3 tomatoes (medium sized Roma tomatoes 13 oz).

Clean the fish, remove guts and gills. Then, sprinkle ¼ teaspoon of salt on both sides of 2 yellow croaker fish. Let it sit for 5-10 minutes.

After that, pour 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil into the non-stick pan. Turn on the fire medium high.

Put the sliced ginger and white part of the green onion into the pan. Stir fry them a little bit.

Next, put the yellow croaker from step 5 into the pan. Pan fry it for 3-4 minutes. (Do not flip it, let it pan fry for 3-4 minutes first.)

After, flip the other side and pan fry it for another 3-4 minutes. Then, put it on the plate and set it aside.

Add the sliced onion from step 1 into the pan.

Then, add the cut tomatoes from step 4 into the pan.

The following step, add ¼ teaspoon of salt, ¼ cup of ketchup and 2 tablespoons of sugar into the pan.

Stir it a little bit and add ½ cup of water. Cover the lid and let it simmer for 2-3 minutes until the tomatoes and onion are soft.

Meanwhile, add ½ tablespoon of cornstarch and 2 tablespoons of water into the container. Mix it well.

When the tomatoes and onion are soft, pour the cornstarch mixture into the pan. Keep stirring it and until the sauce thickens.

Put the pan fried fish from step 9 into the sauce. Cover the lid and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.

Lastly, add the green onion from step 2 on top of the fish and ready to serve.

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