Spicy Pan-Fried Whole Fish Taucu(Bean Paste Sauce)

This year I grown my own tomatoes and peppers in my garden .The result of my harvest is not encouraging.Anyway,I'm happy as long as my plants can produce some fruit and not die on me! Look at my beautiful red pepper!

What should I do with this red pepper?.I'm participate my red pepper to "Grow Your Own" entry host by for this month food blog event started by Andrea, and currently hosted by noobcook .Here is my entry....Pan-fried Whole Fish with Spicy Taucu!

Ingredients:

1 whole fish (clean inside out)

2 tbsp corn flour(for coating)

3 cloves garlic(minced)

1 onion(cut)

1/2 bell pepper(diced)

3 red pepper(diced)

2 tbsp taucu paste (fermented bean paste)

1 tbsp chili sauce

1 tbsp sugar

1 tsp salt

2 tbsp rice wine

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Method:

1:Clean and dry whole fish,pat with hand towel and coated with corn flour.Prepare skillet with oil at high heat,fry whole fish both side until golden brown.Then remove ,set aside.

2:Use the same skillet to fry garlic,then add in tauchu paste,sugar,salt ,chili sauce and rice wine..When the sauce rolling boil add in all the vegetables.Stir the sauce for 5 minutes before spread the fried fish over the sauce.Removed the whole fish from heat and serve warm with rice.

May I present you to my own home grow red pepper plant!

Can you believe,I finish this whole fish by myself? .It's really yummy delicious,I can taste the freshness of this whole fish.For us Asian eating whole fish with head and bone attached is so normal but it's "NO NO " for hubby who had culture shock the first time I ordered this type of meal in a Chinese restaurant during Chinese New Year. I offer him to try the fresh moist and tender meat but he said he can't eat the fish while it's eyes keep staring at him!

This is my entry for :Grow Your Own” .Do you grow your own food too?.You can participate before the closing date 09/15/2008