Crispy West Lake Fish (Xihu Cuyu)

Name: Crispy West Lake Fish (Xihu Cuyu)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Chinese, Asian
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon, minced or grated fresh ginger; 2 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 teaspoons); 1 small, Thai red, serrano, or red or green jalapeno chile, stemmed, seeded, and chopped coarse; 3 tablespoons, sugar; 1 cup, water; 3 tablespoons, red wine vinegar; 1 tablespoon, soy sauce; 1 tablespoon, Shaoxing wine or dry sherry; 1 tablespoon, cornstarch; 3 , scallions, sliced thin; 4 , catfish fillets (about 6 ounces each); , Salt and ground black pepper; 3 tablespoons, cornstarch; 1/4 cup, vegetable oil

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our version of xihu cuyu, we traded whole fish for simpler fillets and coated them in cornstarch before pan-frying, which resulted in a delicately crisp crust and an appealing golden color. For the sauce for our crispy fish recipe, we u...

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