Sweet & Sour Garoupa Fish

Ingredients 

- 2 Garoupa Fish (small/medium size)

- 1 cup cornstarch or potato flour 

- 1-2 cup cooking oil ( for frying the fish)

- 1 Pineapple Small Can (250g)

- 1 stick celery or cucumber 

- 1 big tomato 

- 4 tbsp tomato sauce

- 1 tbsp lemon or lime juice

- 1 tsp sugar

- 1 tsp chicken stock or salt

- 2 cup water

- 1 tbsp minced garlic 

-  cornstarch + water ( for  thickening the gravy)  

1.Prepare the fish. Clean well and pad dry. Cut 2-3 strip on the fish (This give the fish cook evenly). Marinate with bit salt evenly on the fish. 

2.Cut the pineapple, celery, tomato in cube. Set Aside. 

3. Before start cooking, pad all over the fish with cornstarch or potato flour and set aside. Use a bigger wok, heat up the oil and deep fry the fish till well  cooked & golden brown crisp. Take out the fish and set aside. 

3.Prepared the gravy sauce. Add pineapple juice from the can (use all - around 1/2 cup) , tomato sauce, lemon juice, sugar, chicken stock and water mix well. Set aside.

4. Heat up a pan on medium fire , add 1 tbsp oil add in mince garlic. Once fragrant add in the sauce bring to boil for 1-2 minutes follow by the tomatoes, Pineapple & celery. Cook another minute add on starch to thickening the gravy. Ready to pour on the fish & served hot.  (only pour the gravy over the fish when you are ready to eat)

ENJOY