MANDARIN FISH

MANDARIN  FISH:
INGREDIENTS:     (serves 3-4 )

750  g hammour
100  g chopped celery
50   g  each, red and yellow capsicum
2  eggs, whisked
1  slice pineapple, cubed
Salt, sugar and pepper, to taste
Ajinomoto, a pinch
1  tbsp each, olive oil, sesame and red chilli oils, and fish sauce
Sweet and sour mixture, to taste

METHOD:

• Chop the head and tail off the fish. Steam it with sesame oil.
• Flake it and chop it into fine cubes.  Add eggs and make marble-size balls. Divide the balls into two portions.
• Poach one portion. Heat olive and red chilli oils together and saute celery, capsicum and poached fish balls.
• Season it with fish sauce, salt, sugar, pepper and ajinomoto. Deep-fry the second portion of the fish balls till golden brown.
• Remove from oil and mix it well with pineapple and sweet and sour mixture.