Fried Fish with Sour Plum Sauce

Love to eat fish, chinese like to cook fish with different ways, one of the favourite ones by malaysian chinese, found in most of the restaurants. The recipe was found in the newspaper food segment. Try it, you will like it, if you like to eat fish... :)

Ingredient:
600g garoupa or threadfin
Oil for deep-flying
Cornflour for coating fish
1 tbsp sesame oil

Mix to combine:
3 shallots, thinly sliced
2 bird's eye chillies, chopped
2 tbsp thinly shredded green maggo
1 kaffir lime leaf, finely shredded
1 spring coriander leaves, chopped

Seasoning (A):
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Plum sauce mixture:
2 tbsp plum sauce
4 tbsp Thai chili sauce
3 tbsp kalamansi lime juice
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp water

Clean fish and make 2 diagonal slits on either side of it.
Marinate with seasoning (A) and set aside for 10-15 minutes.

Coat fish with cornflour, makeing sure to coat the slits, too.
Heat oil in a wok until hot, then put in the fish and deep-fry until it is cooked and golden. Drain well.

Heat sesame oil, then pour in combined plum sauce mixture.
Bring to a low simmering boil.
Remove and pour sauce over the fish.

Sprinkle over the combined shallot mixture and serve immediately.