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Home / Cuisine / Asian / Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish

By: 👩‍🦳 Linda · Published: 🖨 April 23, 2012 · Updated: 💻October 3, 2017 · 🗨 33 Comments

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Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice.

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice. | RotiNRice.com

It was a nondescript Sunday afternoon that promised to be routine as we quietly slip into the working week. Suddenly Ro-Ri San suggested that we visit the American Swedish Institute downtown as they are holding an exhibition on Nordic miniature carved figures. And since the Asian market was only a few blocks away, it made the excursion even more appealing.

During our visit at the Turnblad Mansion that houses the Institute and Swedish Consulate, we convinced ourselves that we have crossed the Atlantic to Scandinavia but that is a story for another day. A short minute’s drive away, we were at Nicolet Avenue lined with Asian restaurants and grocery stores. We went past the Malaysian restaurant, Peninsula but did not stop since it was 3:00pm and we already had lunch. We moved on to our regular grocery store.

I led the way with Ro-Ri San pushing the cart behind me. In no time our shopping cart was filled to the top with gailan, bok choy, chai sim, chives, hairy melon, lotus root, lengkuas, fresh turmeric, daun kesom, banana leaves, several varieties of tofu and noodles, mangoes, and kumquats. Also time to replenish some sauces and condiments. Alas, they ran out of pandan leaves. What a bummer! I’ll have to get it another time.

Last stop was the seafood counter. I picked up a pound of squid and a fish I have never tried before but looked very similar to my favorite pomfret. It was very reasonably priced and I gladly paid the additional quarter for it to be dressed. I was excited and can’t wait to get home.

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice. | RotiNRice.com

Mom cooked this dish quite often when I was growing up. She used black pomfret as it has a stronger flavor and texture which lends itself well to being pan fried. The sweet and sour sauce helped mask the slightly “fishier” flavor. Although Pompano has a milder flavor, its texture was very similar to the black pomfret. Its flesh was mild and sweet and the dish turned out really tasty. I would definitely buy this fish again and would like to try steaming or using it in asam pedas or gulai tumis.

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice. | RotiNRice.com
5 from 2 votes

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice.
Author : Linda Ooi
Course : Main Dish
Cuisine : Chinese
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Servings : 4
Calories : 401kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pompano (dressed) (1.5lb/675g)
  • ½ cucumber (julienned)
  • 1 onion (sliced)
  • 2 cloves garlic (minced)
  • Salt to taste
  • 3 tbsp vegetable oil

Sauce

  • 3 tbsp tomato ketchup or tomato sauce
  • 1 tbsp Lingham’s hot sauce
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • ½ tsp corn starch
  • ¼ cup water (60ml)

Instructions
 

  • Wash and pat dry fish with paper towels. Cut two diagonal slits on each side of the fish. Lightly sprinkle some salt in stomach cavity and both sides of fish.
  • Heat 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a deep pan. Lower fish into pan and allow it to fry for 12 to 15 minutes on medium heat. Turn fish over and allow it to fry for another 12 to 15 minutes or until both sides of fish are golden brown and cooked through.
  • Transfer fish to a plate. Sprinkle julienned cucumber over fish.
  • Mix all sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Heat remaining tablespoon of oil in a small saucepan. Add onions and garlic and fry till fragrant, about 1 to 2 minutes. Pour in sauce and season with a little salt. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce is thick and bubbly.
  • Pour sauce over fish and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcal
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Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice. | RotiNRice.com

Sweet and Sour Pompano Fish with homemade sweet and sour sauce garnished with julienned cucumber. So easy yet so tasty. Perfect with a bowl of steamed rice. | RotiNRice.com

Enjoy…..and have a wonderful day! 😎


Categories: 🗂 Asian, Chinese New Year, Main Dish, Seafood Tags: 📋 Chinese, cucumber

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  1. denise @ singapore shiok says

    April 23, 2012 at 2:20 am

    Haha! I have a bottle of Lingham’s in the fridge right now!! Never used it for sweet and sour dishes but there’s a thought 😉 I ate a lot of pomfret growing up too, usually in Chuan Chuan. I think this pompano is called golden pomfret here and it is quite pricey but lovely steamed if really fresh. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂 I like your garnish of julienned cucumber. It gives the dish a more refined look than the usual cucumber chunks would. We should go grocery shopping together. Three carts might not suffice for the two of us LOL Oh my!

    Reply
    • Biren says

      April 23, 2012 at 8:16 am

      I normally used Maggi sweet chili sauce but Lingham’s was what I had on hand. I am glad I did as it turned out really well. Yes, I remember golden pomfret though it wasn’t as easily available as white or black pomfret. I regret not having bought more of this Pompano. Can’t wait to go back there to get some for steaming. I am just following Mom with the julienne cucumber but it is kinda nice as it is easily mixed with the sauce.

      My cart was piled up high. I think I will have no problems filling up another. You bet we need at least 3 carts between us and the hubbies to push them and pay up! 😀

      Reply
  2. Raymund says

    April 23, 2012 at 2:47 am

    5 stars
    I love doing this pompano as well and snapper.

    Reply
    • Biren says

      April 23, 2012 at 9:29 am

      Is Pompano easily available in NZ? Yes, red snapper is good too but not so easily available here.

      Reply
  3. Nasifriet says

    April 23, 2012 at 5:12 am

    For a moment, I thought this WAS pomfret you’re using here, and I was asking myself, “Not fair…how could you guys get pomfret in the States?!!! ” The pomfret is one of my favourite fish while growing up in M’sia. Love the blace pomfret (“O chio”when simply panfried and the white ones taste better when steamed. And the dish you have here is just YUM-YUM 😛

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    • Biren says

      April 23, 2012 at 9:23 am

      Yes, love steamed pak cheong. So tasty and delicious! I have seen frozen pomfret but they don’t look too good and so I never buy it. So glad to have found this Pompano. 🙂

      Reply
  4. The Mom Chef ~ Taking on Magazines One Recipe at a Time says

    April 23, 2012 at 6:37 am

    I’m glad you showed a picture of the fish prior to the sauce covering it because I’ve never heard of a Pompano before. I think it’s awesome that your husband suggested the outing, which led to such a glorious pantry restocking! Thanks for sharing the recipe, too. The fish looks delicious.

    Reply
    • Biren says

      April 23, 2012 at 9:25 am

      The Swedish American Institute is awesome and so was the shopping downtown. Wonderful to have the pantry well stocked for a month or so. Love this fish and can’t wait to buy more soon.

      Reply
  5. Hyosun Ro says

    April 23, 2012 at 7:43 am

    Sounds like you had a great Sunday afternoon. This fish looks almost like what we call byeongeo”. I like your simple sauce preparation. Looks delicious!

    Reply
    • Biren says

      April 23, 2012 at 9:28 am

      Always so excited to get to try a new fish as the choices at the regular stores are pretty limited. Love this one!

      Reply
  6. skip to malou says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:43 am

    I love Pampano and Im glad that we do have it here in STL as well. although i always had it with soy based sauce, now with your recipe it will give me a different option.

    have a good monday!
    malou

    Reply
  7. Eri says

    April 23, 2012 at 10:18 am

    I’ve never tried this fish but it looks really good, I love the sauce!
    Hugs!

    Reply
  8. kitchenriffs says

    April 23, 2012 at 11:41 am

    Pompano is a really great fish, although not one that is always in the markets. This looks like an exceptionally nice recipe – I love anything with hot sauce! And I’ll always pay the fish monger extra to dress my fish. Good post – thanks.

    Reply
  9. Reem | Simply Reem says

    April 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    Yum!!!
    This fish looks delicious…
    I can literary taste all the amazing flavors…
    I am so bookmarking this recipe…

    Reply
  10. Curry and Comfort says

    April 23, 2012 at 1:17 pm

    I have never heard of this fish… but it sure does look yummy! 🙂 Really delicious sauce… I bet it tasted great on the fish! 🙂

    Reply
  11. Kitchen Belleicious says

    April 23, 2012 at 2:03 pm

    what a creative way to cook fish! I love that you keep in whole! the flavors sounds out of this world incredible together

    Reply
  12. tigerfish says

    April 23, 2012 at 2:19 pm

    Wow, I am feeling excited just by you piling up your cart with all those Asian ingredients and vegetables! Your sweet and sour pompano is so home-fresh good too!

    Reply
  13. Yi @ Yi Resevation says

    April 23, 2012 at 9:21 pm

    I always think that pompano is underrated because a lot of my friends who grew up in the States or Europe do not know this fish. On the other hand thank you for posting this recipe because I’ve have not done sweet and sour with pompano. I like to pan fry it like you did then cook then braise it with some chinese sour cabbage yum! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

    Reply
  14. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    April 24, 2012 at 8:24 am

    I remember I used to have silver pomfret cooked this way very often.
    Love yours too!

    Reply
  15. Asmita says

    April 24, 2012 at 11:34 am

    I would love that for dinner, anytime. Looks incredible!

    Reply
  16. Juliana says

    April 25, 2012 at 4:30 pm

    Nice and flavorful pompano fish with the sweet and sour sauce. Thanks for sharing this recipe as I am trying to add more fish to our table 🙂
    Hope you are having a great week Biren!

    Reply
  17. mjskit says

    April 25, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    What a gorgeous presentation! I had a pompano and it wasn’t near as exciting as this one. That sauce would be perfect on many types of fish I would think. It’s all delicious!

    Reply
  18. PolaM says

    April 25, 2012 at 10:27 pm

    It looks delicious! I have to try it!

    Reply
  19. mycookinghut says

    April 26, 2012 at 5:43 am

    I absolutely love fish served this way!!

    Reply
  20. Sofie Dittmann @thegermanfoodie says

    April 26, 2012 at 10:13 am

    I just adore this dish! And I love the way you plated it, too.

    Reply
  21. Tina (PinayInTexas) says

    April 26, 2012 at 11:48 am

    Pompano is one of my family’s favorite fish, and I’m always on the look out for alternative ways of cooking it! Glad to find this recipe, Biren! Looks so simple but really good!

    Reply
  22. Pam says

    April 26, 2012 at 4:07 pm

    It looks delicious, Biren!!! I love Pompano but have never seen it at any fish markets by us. Sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday! It is so chilly here now with lots of rain on the way, have a good evening!

    Reply
  23. denise @ quickies on the dinner table says

    April 26, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Ready Biren? 😉

    Reply
    • Biren says

      April 26, 2012 at 7:22 pm

      I am READY! 🙂

      Reply
  24. Jeannie says

    April 26, 2012 at 7:49 pm

    I seldom cook fish as it is very messy to clean up and the strong fish smell lingers. I have cooked this fish before although I don’t know the name until now lol! Looks like a great dish!Another weekend is round the corner, hope you have another good one!

    Reply
  25. Nami | Just One Cookbook says

    April 26, 2012 at 10:14 pm

    I don’t think I’ve had Pompano fish before although I remember I saw it in the market before. I have never thought of eating sweet and sour sauce for fish! All I need a big bowl of rice. This looks really good Biren!

    Reply
  26. Magic of Spice says

    April 28, 2012 at 12:35 pm

    I don’t think I have seen pompano before, sounds like a lovely fish. Wonderful looking dish!

    Reply
  27. Cindy@MijoRecipes says

    May 11, 2013 at 9:11 pm

    5 stars
    Whenever I go the seafood counter here, I see this flat fish (they call it ping yu平鱼 here) and I am always wondering how to cook it..until I came across your recipe! I love, love your website! There are so many easy recipes and I can’t wait to try them all!

    Reply

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