Thanks to my friend, Youngduk Kim, for this recipe.
Ingredients
8-9 oz. white fish, flounder is a perfect choice but any white fish will do.
1/4 C flour
3 T coconut oil
Salt and pepper to taste
One egg
- Dipping Sauce
1 scallion
1 clove garlic, minced
1 T soy sauce
1 T water
1 T rice vinegar
1 t sesame oil
1 red or green chili sliced (optional)
Directions
- If frozen, thaw fish in cold water in the vacuum pack it came in.
- Pat fish dry.
- Cut the fish into large bite sized pieces and sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of fish.
- Place the flour on a plate and lightly dredge the fish pieces.
- Crack egg into a bowl and beat with a whisk.
- Add oil to skillet over med heat.
- Once the oil is hot and shimmering, dip the fish pieces in the egg and add to pan.
- Fry fish until golden brown and then flip it and fry the other side. Remove fish to a plate covered with paper towel and place in a 200 degree oven.
- Dipping Sauce
- Mix all ingredients for the dipping sauce together in a small bowl and serve.