Sunday, December 21, 2008

Fish Fillets in Creamy Sauce

The taste of this dish is very similar to butter prawns except it has more gravy and using no butter. You can also use chicken fillet for this dish and it taste as good. The spiciness and the amount of gravy of this dish are also up to you as you can put as much chili and milk as your like.

Ingredients :

3 pieces of fish fillets (I used talapia)
3 sprig of curry leaves
4 bird eyes chilies or one big red chili - cut small
1 cup of evaporated milk
salt and pepper
1 tsp of sugar

Seasoning for fish

1 tsp of salt
1/2 tsp of pepper
1/4 tsp of garlic powder
1/2 tsp of paprika
1 egg white
3 tbsp of cornstarch

1) Cut fish into bite size pieces (about 1") and season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder, paprika and egg white and set it aside for 30 minutes.
2) Heat up some oil and lightly coat the fish fillet with cornstarch. Fry the fish until golden brown, dish out, drain the oil and set it aside.
3) Remove oil from the pan and leave about 1 tbsp and stir fry the curry leaves and chili until fragrant. Add in the milk and bring it up to boil. Add in salt, pepper and sugar and reduce the milk to half and sauce thicken.
4) Add in the fish and let it come up to boil again and sauce thicken. Check seasoning. Dish out and serve with warm rice.

14 comments:

Ling's Passion said...

Wishing you Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Little Corner of Mine said...

So yummy looking! But I am very "pun tua", so this two steps dish I hardly make.

Zue Murphy said...

Gert, I love tilapia fish. This recipe looks easy and delicious. Can I use regular milk if I don"t have evaporated milk?

Cat Cat said...

Gert,
Kinda look like sweet and sour fish... I love any kind of fish that is fried and drench with sauce... Good to go with warm rice.

Beachlover said...

oh yea,fish,my favorite fish!! always wanna to make butter fish or prawn but until now *sigh*..anyway,I bought plenty of family pack fish fillets.I like spicy but run out of thai's chili,let me go to Chinatown first. I think I will make this dish for New Year!

Elin Chia said...

Gert,
You have given me great ideas what to cook this coming weeks :)

Thanks for sharing these simple and yet yummilious dishes lately.

Before I forget, Merry Xmas and a Happy Healthy New Year to you & family :)

Cheers,
Elin

Home Cooking said...

i love fish, n i bet this one is yum yum

ICook4Fun said...

Ling's, wishing you and your family Merry Christmas and Happy New year too!!

LCOM, I also very 'pun tua' but for certain dish I don't mind doing it :)

Zue, you can always used regular milk. This dish is very similar to the butter prawns dish I cooked for you the last time.

Cat, its very much like sweet and sour except the sauce is different.

Lesley, you can cook this dish since you have plenty of fish :) I just bought a huge packet of chili padi today.

Elin, I like to cook dishes without too many ingredients :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family too.

Isha, do try this dish as its really tasty :)

Noob Cook said...

Mmm they look so rich and hearty, I like =) Happy Holidays! ^o^

VG said...

Yummy Gert. Another recipe to try. BTW, I made your sichuan pepper chicken the other day. Delicious!

Food For Tots said...

A simple and tasty recipe! Luv those curry leaves and chillies! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you & your family!

Big Boys Oven said...

Ho ho ho HO ho!!!!!

Merry Christmas my dear and you deserve a joyly good time relaxing but I know you will not let anyone touch your kitchen except yourself....hahahahah....anyway have a good Chriatmas and an awesome New Yaer! See you in January soon!

.......From Sidney & Sunny xxx

ICook4Fun said...

Noobcook, Happy Holidays to you too!!

VG, glad you like the dish.

Food for tots, I too love the combinations of curry leaves and chillies. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you too!

BBO, you knew me well :) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and Sunny too. See you went I get home :)

Jun said...

gert, i can feel d creamy sauce..hehe.