Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Fish)

Filipino style escabeche. This is my old time favorite recipe.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 2 -3  lbs red snapper, whole fish
• 4  tablespoons  vegetable oil
• 1  tablespoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 1⁄2 cup apple cider vinegar or 1⁄2 cup white vinegar
• 1⁄4 water
• 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
• 1  large  chopped onion
• 6  tablespoons  minced garlic
• 1⁄2 cup ginger, julienned
• 1⁄2 cup carrot, julienned
• 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper
• 1⁄2 cup scallion, julienned (spring onions)
• 1  tablespoon  sifted flour

Directions

1. Clean the fish and slit it open. Let it stand for few minutes and drain well.
2. Sprinkle fish with 1 tbsp salt.
3. In a medium skillet, heat the oil and fry the fish until brown. Remove the fish from the pan and set aside.
4. In the same skillet, sauté the garlic until light brown, then sauté onion.
5. Add salt and white pepper. Stir in ginger, scallions, carrot and red bell pepper.
6. Add soy sauce, vinegar, water and sugar. Salt and pepper to taste.
7. When the mixture boils, add flour to thicken. Then, add the fish.
8. Cover the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes.