Simple Fried Fish with Egg Gravy

Simple steps to follow:

For Mackerel Fish:

 

For Egg Gravy:

 

 

 

Simple Fried Fish with Egg Gravy

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(YIELD: Makes 1-2 servings)

Ingredients:

For Mackerel Fish:

• Mackerel fish – 1 slice
• Oil – 1/4 cup

Marinade for mackerel fish

• Curry powder – 2 teaspoons
• Sea salt – 1/2 teaspoon

For Egg Gravy:

• Egg (medium size) – 1-2 eggs
• Garlic (finely chopped) – 1 clove
• Shallot (finely chopped) – 2 shallots
• Bird’s eye chili – 1-2 chilies *optional
• Calamansi – 1 calamansi
• Oil – 2 tablespoons

Seasoning

• Light soy sauce – 2 teaspoons
• Sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) – 1 tablespoon
• Oyster sauce – 1 teaspoon
• Fish sauce – 1 teaspoon
• Water – 3-4 tablespoons

Thickening (mix together)

• Corn starch – 2 teaspoons
• Water – 1 tablespoon

 

Instructions:

1. In a plate, combine marinade ingredients together and add in fish. Mix everything together and marinade for 15 minutes or overnight. Set aside.

2. Place the saucepan over medium-high heat and add oil, heat until hot. Fry fish for 2-3 minutes and then turn over and fried for another 2-3 minutes. Remove fish and transfer to a plate.

3. Then, leaving about 2 tablespoons of oil in the pan, cracked the egg and fry the egg until cooked. Transfer to a serving plate.

4. Heat remaining oil about 1 tablespoons in a pan over high heat. Add shallot and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes, until slightly brown. Then add in garlic and chili, stir fry until fragrant for about 1 minute.

5. Stir in all the seasoning and water, allow it to simmer over medium heat for 5-6 minutes.

6. Add the fried egg in the seasoning mixture and mix everything together for 20 seconds.

7. Slowly drizzle over the thickening mixture and give it a quick stir for another 20 seconds. Dish up and transfer to a serving plate. Squeeze juice of calamansi over the fish and egg gravy.

8. Serve warm with steamed rice.