Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Fish)

Filipino recipe

Escabeche (Sweet and Sour Fish)

45 minHard2 servings450 calDairy Free

Ingredients

  • 1 whole medium fish (e.g., tilapia, snapper), cleaned and scaled
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 3 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 inch ginger, julienned
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 bell pepper (red or green), sliced
  • 1/2 cup pineapple chunks (optional)
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch slurry (1 tbsp cornstarch + 1 tbsp water)
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Cooking oil for frying

Contains: fish, gluten, soy

How it starts

  1. 1

    Prepare the vegetables by julienning the carrot and ginger, slicing the onion and bell pepper, and mincing the garlic.

  2. 2

    Season the fish with salt and pepper, then dredge it thoroughly in flour to coat all sides.

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