Title: Panfried Whole Fish with Thai Ginger Sauce
Categories: Cooking liv, Import
Yield: 1 Servings

-------------------------------FOR THE SAUCE-------------------------------
10 md Dried Chinese mushrooms
1 c Hot water
1/4 c Rice vinegar or sherry
-vinegar
1/4 c Palm or granulated sugar
3 tb Dark soy sauce
2 tb Grated ginger
1 sm Garlic clove, chopped and
-crushed into a fine paste
Juice of one lime
1/2 ts Dark sesame oil, preferably
-Japanese
3 Scallions, including greens,
-finely sliced

--------------------------------FOR THE FISH--------------------------------
4 Whole trout, (12 to
-16-ounce) cleaned
Salt and pepper
1/2 c All purpose flour
1/4 c Vegetable oil

Preparing the sauce: Rinse the mushrooms under cold running water and then
soak them in the hot water for about 30 minutes. Remove and discard the
mushroom stems, slice and reserve the caps, and save the soaking liquid.
Carefully pour the soaking liquid into a small sauce pan, leaving behind
any bits of grit or sand. Add the sliced mushrooms and the remaining
ingredients. Bring to a simmer very gently for about 10 minutes

Cooking the fish: Season the fish with salt and pepper and roll them in
flour. Pat them thoroughly to shake off any excess flour. In a non-stick
pan, saute the fish over medium to high heat in oil until crispy on both
sides (10 minutes per inch of thickness). Quickly transfer to a baking
sheet covered with paper towels and pat the fish to get rid of any clinging
oil. Transfer again to heated plates, pour the sauce over each fillet, and
serve immediately.

Yield: 4 servings

NOTES : Recipe courtesy of Fish & Shellfish, by Jim Peterson Recipe by:
Cooking Live Show #CL8851 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #546 by Angele
Freeman on Apr 3, 1997