Filipino Grouper with Black Bean Sauce Recipe

Serves/Makes: 3 – 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound grouper or red snapper fillets
• 1 teaspoon minced ginger
• 1 cup water
• Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch, dissolved in 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup diced bean curd (tofu)
• 1 tablespoon minced scallion
• 1 tablespoon minced ginger
• 4 tablespoons tausi (black beans, sold in Oriental food stores)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 3 onions, cut in wedges
• 3 tomatoes, cut in wedges
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil

How to cook Filipino Grouper with Black Bean Sauce:

• Soak the grouper fillets and ginger in 1 cup of water for 20 minutes.
• Remove the grouper fillets and season with salt and pepper. Roll in cornstarch-water mixture.
• In a medium skillet, heat oil and fry the grouper fillets until light brown on both sides. Remove and set aside.
• In the same skillet, fry the bean curd until light brown. Add scallion and ginger and saute lightly, adding the black beans and 1 1/2 cups of water.
• Thicken the mixture with cornstarch, stirring vigorously.
• Return the fried grouper fillets to pan, and add onions and tomatoes.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with sesame oil before serving. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Note:
The Filipino Grouper with Black Bean Sauce recipe very easy to prepare and so good!

Comment:
In the Philippines, the grouper is commonly known as Lapu-Lapu.

This recipe for Filipino Grouper with Black Bean Sauce serves/makes: 3 – 4

Main Ingredient: Grouper
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered
Cuisine: Filipino