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Escabeche- Filipino Sweet & Sour Fish
Make this colorful, tangy-sweet Filipino Escabeche or Sweet and Sour Fish and bring your plain fried fish to the next level of goodness.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2
Calories: 720 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian , Mediterranean , Filipino
Ingredients
- 1 whole tilapia - at least a pound
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ⅓ cup vinegar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch - dissolved in ½ cup water
- ½ cup red bell pepper - cut into strips
- ½ cup green bell pepper - cut into strips
- ½ cup carrots - cut into strips
- ¼ cup ginger - cut into strips
- 1 onion - sliced
- 3 cloves garlic - minced
- ½ cup cooking oil for frying
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 teaspoon salt for seasoning fish
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons ketchup - optional, for coloring
Instructions
- Season fish with salt. Heat oil in a frying pan and once oil is hot, fry fish one side of at a time until golden brown. Remove fish from pan and place it on a serving plate.
- In a saucepan, saute garlic, ginger, and onion in 2 tablespoon oil. Add carrots and bell peppers. Pour in vinegar and dissolved cornstarch and add sugar and ketchup. Add salt and pepper to taste. Let it simmer until sauce thickens while stirring occasionally.
- Pour sauce into the fried fish and serve.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
720kcal
(36%)
Carbohydrates
37g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
63g
(97%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
0mg
(0%)
Sodium
1193mg
(50%)
Potassium
394mg
(11%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Vitamin A
6650IU
(133%)
Vitamin C
85.5mg
(95%)
Calcium
31mg
(3%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 720
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 720kcal | 36% |
| Carbohydrates | 37g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 63g | 97% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1193mg | 50% |
| Potassium | 394mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
| Vitamin A | 6650IU | 133% |
| Vitamin C | 85.5mg | 95% |
| Calcium | 31mg | 3% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.