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Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce

January 4, 2020 by Manny 20 Comments

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A tasty sweet and sour fish fillet for those who like to eat fish without those tiny fish bones. There are many kinds of fish fillet you can use if you can’t find labahita (surgeon fish) or lapu-lapu (grouper). Substitutes can be cream dory fillet or tilapia fillet since those fishes have white and tasty flesh.

This dish is also very easy to cook. You only have to coat the fish fillet with eggs and bread crumbs before frying and just cooking the sauce with very few ingredients then combine them, the fish and the sauce, then serve hot. To make the sweet and sour sauce, in a saucepan, mix thoroughly the cornstarch and sugar in water. Add in onion, garlic, cucumber(optional), tomato(optional), pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and margarine. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture starts to boil. Cook for about 2 minutes more until the sauce thickens then pour over fried fish fillets.

 

Sweet Sour Fish Fillet
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4.90 from 19 votes

How To Cook Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce

A tasty sweet and sour fish fillet for those who like to eat fish without those tiny fish bones.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time20 mins
Total Time30 mins
Course: Fish Recipes
Cuisine: Filipino
Keyword: sweet and sour fish, sweet sour fish fillet
Servings: 3 to 4 servings
Calories: 310kcal
Author: Manny

Ingredients

For the fish:

  • 2 medium size labahita lapu-lapu or maya-maya
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups Japanese bread crumbs
  • 3/4 cup cornstarch for coating
  • 4 calamansi juice extracted
  • 3 eggs beaten
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • MSG or granulated seasoning

For the Sweet and Sour Sauce:

  • 1 piece onion quartered
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 cup pineapple juice
  • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. margarine
  • 1/4 cup cucumber cubed
  • 1 piece tomato slices
  • 1 piece bell pepper sliced

Instructions

How To Cook Fish Fillet with Sweet and Sour Sauce

  • Clean the fish and remove the skin. Separate the flesh from the fish bones and cut the fillet into 1 inch crosswise.
  • Rub the fillet with calamansi juice, salt, pepper and MSG.
  • Before frying, coat with cornstarch then dip in beaten eggs and roll in bread crumbs.
  • Deep fry in a medium heat until golden brown. Set aside.
  • To make the sauce, in a saucepan mix thoroughly the cornstarch and sugar in 1/4 cup water.
  • Add in onion, garlic, cucumber, tomato, bell pepper, pineapple juice, vinegar, soy sauce, and margarine.
  • Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the mixture starts to boil.
  • Cook for about 2 minutes more until the sauce thickens then pour over fried fish fillets.
  • Serve hot.

Video

Watch the Video on How to Cook Sweet and Sour Fish Fillet:

 

Sweet Sour Fish Fillet Pinterest

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Filed Under: Fish Recipes Tagged With: fish fillet, labahita, lapu lapu, sweet and sour sauce

Author Bio

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Comments

  1. Xan

    August 20, 2021 at 7:04 pm

    Hello! Can I put tomato sauce/ketchup in this?

    Reply
    • Manny

      August 23, 2021 at 8:13 am

      5 stars
      Hi Xan, yes you can.

      Reply
  2. Iya

    June 21, 2021 at 11:04 am

    4 stars
    Can’t wait to try this. Looks good. 🙂
    BUT the video is annoyingly slow. The slow-motion of the hand picking up ingredients and cutting fish…I just can’t.

    Reply
    • Manny

      June 22, 2021 at 5:48 am

      5 stars
      Hi Iya, sorry for that slow motion and hand picking of ingredients. This is an old video and the newer videos are already faster and I eliminated the one by one picking of ingredients.

      Reply
  3. xia

    April 14, 2017 at 6:26 pm

    can i use another fish instead? like cream dory?

    Reply
    • Manny

      April 14, 2017 at 8:19 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Xia,
      Yes you can use cream dory.

      Reply
  4. Eunice Rosales

    March 1, 2017 at 6:11 am

    Thanks you for the Delicious recipe!! Now i will have my project!!thanks!!

    Reply
    • Manny

      March 1, 2017 at 6:36 am

      5 stars
      Hi Eaunice, you are very welcome!

      Reply
  5. corazon Roxas Wi

    January 16, 2017 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    thank you for the simple and delicious Sweet and sour fish fillet recipe!

    Reply
    • Manny

      January 16, 2017 at 8:46 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Corazon, you are very welcome!

      Reply
  6. jong

    December 29, 2016 at 5:24 pm

    5 stars
    You are a lot of help :)…May God bless you with many delicious blessings…

    Reply
    • Manny

      December 29, 2016 at 10:43 pm

      5 stars
      Hi Jong, Thanks for the kind words!

      Reply
  7. Manny

    January 27, 2016 at 5:16 am

    5 stars
    Thanks Katherine for your rating and comment. Yes the fish fillet is good and you must try it also.

    Reply
  8. katherine

    January 26, 2016 at 4:04 pm

    4 stars
    It was our fiesta yesterday and they loved my sweet and sour pork courtesy of panlasang pinoy… now i must try this sweet and sour fish fillet… thank you so much

    Reply
  9. Jommel albarracin

    January 22, 2016 at 5:22 am

    Tnx a lot for the generosity of helping others to learn free by your knowledge and kndness…u can inspire others to put a business…

    Reply
    • Abigail roxas

      January 4, 2020 at 9:43 am

      5 stars
      Nice recipe! I have bought a labahita this morning and this a perfect dish to cook!

      Reply
      • Manny

        January 5, 2020 at 12:02 am

        5 stars
        Hi Abigail, yes you can use labahita and other white flesh fish on making sweet and sour fish fillet.

        Reply
    • Manny

      January 5, 2020 at 12:00 am

      5 stars
      Thanks also for taking time to post your comment!

      Reply
  10. louella costan

    June 8, 2014 at 4:24 pm

    Thanks for this very impressive recipes here, it’s a big help for someone like me who love in the kitchen for cooking for some different foods yet , special

    Reply
    • Manny

      January 5, 2020 at 12:01 am

      5 stars
      Thanks also for taking time to post your comment!

      Reply

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