Fried Pompano with Black Bean Sauce

 

I have been eating fried pompano regularly, about twice a week and after a while I wanted to do something different with it so here goes!

Ingredients:

    1/2 kg. pompano

    3 tblspns oyster sauce

    3 tblspns sweet soy

    1 tspn black beans

    1 tblspn corn starch

    2 slices of ginger (chopped fine)

    5 cloves of garlic (chopped fine)

    1 onion (chopped fine)

    cilantro and black pepper to taste

Wash and pat dry the pompano and make square slices and apply corn starch. Deep fry for 3 minutes on each side until crispy then set aside on a dish.

To make the sauce, saute the garlic, ginger and chopped onions and black beans  in a pan and add a dash of black pepper. Add a cup and a half of water and while stirring, add the sweet soy and oyster sauce. Fill a 1/3 cup of water with a tablespoon of corn starch and add to the pan. Stir until the sauce thickens then pour onto the pompano. Add som bits of cilantro and serve.

Congee with Chicharon, fried tofu, egg, scallions and fried garlic

 

 

I can say that this is a fusion of Chinese, Mexican, Filipino and American dish...why? American because I used 2 pieces of KFC chicken and a cup of rice to make the congee, Chinese for the 2 pieces of fried tofu, Mexican for the chicharones, and Filipino for the fried garlic and scallions.

 To cook the congee, I shredded the KFC chicken and dropped it in a pot of water (3 cups) along with the bones which I discarded later. I then added a cup of rice and stirred constantly as it boiled until I got the right consistency. Since KFC chicken has already a mixture of spices, I only added fish sauce to add more flavor. I bought a pack of chicaron from the supermarket along with the scallions and garlic. I bought the tofu from a Chinese deli store which I sliced and fried using vegetable oil.

To finish the dish I arranged everything in a bowl and just dropped a boiled egg as shown in the photo. So enjoy!