Crispy Chinese Rice Paper Wrapped Fish Recipe

Fish, rice paper, cilantro/coriander, Chinese language 5 Spice and oil. That’s all you want for this Crispy Chinese language Rice Paper Wrapped Fish recipe. What a solution to get your midweek fish repair – on a finances!

I noticed this on a Chinese language cooking program years in the past. I can’t keep in mind what the present was, however I do keep in mind being doubtful. Simply 5 components? How good can they be?

I ceaselessly see cooking hacks with only a few components and infrequently they’re made utilizing cake mixes or retailer purchased sauces. Which I’ve no downside with per se, it’s simply not my means of cooking as a result of I prefer to prepare dinner from scratch as a lot as (practicably) potential.

However this caught my eye as a result of not often do you see 3 or 5 ingredient recipes for Asian dishes. And much more not often from cooking present presenters! (Who, who, who was it?? Does anybody know??!!).

I attempted it out of curiosity and was astonished at how good it was! Basically, the key is the Chinese language 5 Spice Powder which is a mixture of a lot of spices. Plus additionally the crispy rice paper wrapped across the juicy fish. These little elements actually make this easy dish into one thing that’s so tasty I’d proudly serve it at a celebration!

Have you ever seen rice paper on the grocery store and questioned what to do with it? Right here in Australia, it’s offered in all the most important supermarkets (Coles, Woolworths) and naturally Asian shops. They price $2 or so for a pack of 20 – soiled low cost!

So right here’s a singular means to make use of the rice paper – wrapping fish in it, then pan frying it so it turns into fantastically crispy whereas retaining the juices of the fish so it cooks in its personal juices.

I do know some individuals are afraid of working with rice paper as a result of it may be laborious to deal with when you don’t know the methods of the commerce. There is just one key tip: don’t over soak it! Dunk it in heat faucet water for 3 seconds, then place it in your work floor. It ought to nonetheless be a bit agency whenever you place it on the work floor and in seconds, it continues to soak up the water so by the point you begin wrapping the fish, it’s mushy and pliable. 🙂

See how straightforward this recipe is? Reduce fish, sprinkle with 5 Spice + salt, prime with cilantro/coriander, wrap, pan fry till crisp.

Just a few explanation why this recipe works so effectively embody:

1. You do not want costly fish for this! Between the flavour of the 5 Spice and the fish cooking contained in the rice paper cooking in its personal juices plus the crowning glory (the crispy rice paper), you’ll not know whether or not you’ve used a $40/kg ($20/lb) freshwater barramundi or $10/kg ($5/lb) fish fillets. I make this most ceaselessly with Basa Fillets which is the most affordable fish fillets you may get at supermarkets and fish mongers.

2. You get further flavour oomph by cooking the fish in its personal juices and it retains it further juicy.

3. The crispy rice paper is simply divine. You’ll want to eat far more than you need to!

So the subsequent time you wheel your trolley previous the Asian part in your grocery store, seize a package deal of rice paper and check out these!