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Japanese Fried Sea Bream (Karaage) - Sweet and Sour Ankake Sauce - Recipe Video

A simple and easy to understand recipe video shows how to make Japanese Fried Sea Bream (Karaage) - Sweet and Sour Ankake Sauce.
This is a recipe for Japanese fried sea bream (karaage) with sweet and sour ankake sauce that has a kick of ginger. The sea bream karaage is crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. It has topped with hot sweet and sour ankake sauce with vegetables to create a hearty dish. It is perfect for everyday dishes or a gorgeous table.
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Cook time

20 minutes

Ingredients
2 servings

  • Sea bream
    300 g
  • Salt
    2 three finger pinches
  • White pepper
    2 three finger pinches
  • Starch
    2 tbsp
  • Frying oil
    as needed
  • Amazu Sauce
  • Onion
    1/4
  • Carrot
    20 g
  • Japanese green bell pepper (Piman)
    1
  • (A)Water
    50 ml
  • (A)Vinegar
    3 tbsp
  • (A)Sugar
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Soy sauce
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Japanese sweet cooking wine (Mirin)
    2 tbsp
  • (A)Grated ginger
    1 tsp
  • Starch and water mixture
    1.5 tbsp
  • Salad oil
    1 tsp

How to make

  1. Prepare. Peel the carrots. Remove the stem and seeds from a bell pepper.
  2. 1. Slice onion, carrot, and bell pepper thinly.
  3. 2. Make sweet and sour ankake sauce. Heat pan over medium heat, add cooking oil and Step 1, and stir-fry. When the onions are transparent, add (A).
  4. 3. When it comes to a boil, reduce the heat to low, pour in starch and water mixture, then reduce the heat to medium again and stir well. When it comes to a boil, turn off the heat.
  5. 4. Make a vertical small cut at 2 parts of sea bream. Sprinkle salt and white pepper on both sides and coat with starch.
  6. 5. Add frying oil to a pot, heat to 170°C (340°F), and add Step 4. Deep-fry until golden brown, then drain the oil.
  7. 6. Place Step 5 on a plate, pour over Step 3, and it's ready to serve.

Tips for cooking

Please make starch and water mixture in the ratio of starch 1, Water 2. Please check the thickness and adjust the amount to your liking.

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