Sweet and Sour Fish - Japanese Recipe
1 pound white fish
4 shiitake mushrooms
1/2 onion
1 green pepper
1 carrot
1 chunk ginger root
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
1 tbsp ketchup
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sake
vegetable oil for frying
katakuriko/corn starch for coating
Cut onion, green pepper, shiitake mushrooms, carrots, and ginger into thin stripps. Cut fish into bite-sized pieces. Coat fish with katakuriko and fry in a frying pan until crispy. Saute onion, carrot, onion, green pepper, ginger, and shiitake in a frying pan.
Mix water, ketchup, sugar, rice wine vinegar, soy sauce, sake, and katakuriko in a small bowl. Pour the sauce over sauteed vegetables and stir quickly on medium heat. Serve fried fish in a plate and pour sweet and sour sauce over them.