Fish Escabeche

                                Before Christmas I had this Fish escabeche or sweet and sour fish.

                                                               First I fry the fish.

                                    Then I saute the onion, garlic and carrots (julienne)

                Since I like the carrots to be still crispy I didn't over cooked it. I immediately mix the
           packed sauce ( u can see it below) and let it boil. When it boils turn off the heat and put the fish.
                            Scoop the sauce into the fish so the sauce will go inside the fish meat.

                                               I am using Mama Sita f or sweet and sour sauce

                                Here it is my ESCABECHE FISH or SWEET and SOUR FISH

 
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Sweet & Sour Fish or Escabeche

                         I can eat fish everyday. I was used to it because I came from the Philippines. In my native country we have fresh fish, vegetables, fruits and meat everyday. We can buy it in the market. Today,  I was craving sweet and sour fish. My mother is the best cook for this kind of dish. I remember she only use vinegar, little sugar, dash of salt, little cornstarch to make it sticky. But since I can't make the dish the way she cook I used Mama Sita sweet and sour fish sauce mix. It is very helpful especially when some of the ingredients I can't find it here.
                                I thawed my fish. I sliced each side and dash it with salt then deep fry.

                      Then I prepare garlic (minced), onion (chopped), carrots (julienne) and bell pepper (slice).
With a little oil on the wok, saute garlic, onions, carrots, and bell pepper for 2 minutes. You will mix the sweet and sour mix (in a pack) to a 1/2 cup or 1 cup of water depending on how much sauce you want. I put at least one cup of water because I want the sauce to go through the fish.
             

Here is what it look when you mixed the sauce mix. Let it simmer then put the fish. Low heat and cover.

                                                              Here is what it look now.
                                               SWEET and SOUR FISH or ESCABECHE

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Iscabecheng isda/fish

If you notice when you are around with Filipinos we always have, fish sauce, soy sauce and not enough we put salt when we are cooking with our food. In other words we Filipinos love salt and it 's very bad for our health.  This escabeche fish is not the typical escabeche my mom used to cook for us. This one is very simple. Fry the fish. In another pan, saute the garlic, onions an tomatoes, ginger the  put a bit of soy sauce (if you like) water and let it boil. When it's boiling put the fish and to make it a bit sour you can put vinegar. My mom used to put a little starch to make the sauce thick. Turn down the heat to low and simmer till the fish absorb the sauce. Just like that though there are so many variations in making escabeche fish ^_^