Sep 22 2009
Basa Fish in Wine Sauce
A great way to incorporate more fish into your diet is to make it tasty and full of flavor. We wanted to mimic the traditional Chinese version by combining fish fillets with a thick wine sauce, and spicing it up with chili garlic sauce. The flavors all come from the wine sauce which is composed of 9 ingredients – many of which are in your cupboard. It’s definitely an appetizing dish to eat with rice and veggies – yes, a very homely and informal meal, which we loved.
Cut up a lb of basa fish into small pieces and season it with white pepper and salt. You can also substitute for other firm fish fillet like cod, halibut, or red snapper.
To make the wine sauce, add 1/4 cup white wine, 1/2 cup chicken stock, 4 tsp chili garlic sauce, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tbsp cider vinegar, and 2 tsp cornstarch (the thickening agent).
Using a wok (or pan), add vegetable oil and cook the fish pieces about 1-2 minutes on each side until done. Then, set aside on a plate.
In the same wok, add the wine sauce mixture and bring to a boil. Then add chopped green onion and cook until sauce has thickened. Finally, return the fish pieces back and coat evenly, making sure not to break the fish.
And that's all there is to it! Quick, easy, and healthy! No wonder those Chinese restaurants prepare the food so fast... well, I guess it helps if you had a kickin' wok. Time to grab the chopsticks and dig in!
To view or print-out this recipe, click here: Basa Fish with Wine Sauce
Mmmm, looks good!
This does look and sound great. I could eat a big bowl!
You had me at “chili-garlic sauce” YUM. Looks fantastic!
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I love fish, especially when in Maine, our fish is so plentiful and delic. I am going to try this recipe and hopefully I will find a wok today while shopping.
I’ve seen Basa fish at my grocery store, but never tried it – is it really fishy or mild?
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I’m not familiar with basa fish…we have really great halibut right now though. Sounds light and flavorful.
Basa is fairly mild with the texture of catfish. The Basa fish also known as Swai has been in the news quite frequently in the past being mislabeled and sold as Catfish.
This looks killer! I suppose it would work really well with any light white fish. Thanks for the post! Always looking for new ways to mix up flavors.
Jessica
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I love Basa Fish…this looks amazing! Thank you for sharing a awesome recipe.
u r so rite. i’m not a big fan of fish. it hs to be tasty of full of flavour that i’d actually bite onto it. your dish is simple to made, and i’m sure it must be very flavourful.
I love delicious, easy to make meals…thanks!
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This looks so fresh and delicious!
Yummy delicious and well presented, even though the spring onions are a little overcooked, (but is only my opinion from experience)Rico
this looks fantastic! i love fish with chili sauce. i’ll try this recipe with cod. thanks ^^
ohh I love the chili garlic sauce! This dish sounds so simple yet so delicious
Hello,
Thanks for sharing this!!
I love basa fish filler and this recipe seems like a really good one, it’s easy and quick and I’m sure it’s delicious too! Can’t wait to try it.
Yum! Looks better than what I get at the restaurant!
What an impressive, but quick recipe. Lovely!
this looks amazing!
I love basa, and was just talking about this fish to my friend… I will have to show her this and try it myself!
This looks delicious and probably healthier than you would get at a restaurant. Not so many people know about Basa fish but I love it. It is a mild fish for easy weeknight dinners and is usually less expensive than halibut and snapper.