Velveted Fish Recipes

Steps:

• Mix together marinade, and mix together cornstarch paste.
• Cut the fish into 1/2-inch slices and put in a bowl with marinade; mix well and set aside.
• Drain and squeeze the mushrooms; remove the stems and slice the caps.
• Cut the red and green peppers into 3/4-inch strips, and then diagonally into lozenge shapes.
• Cut the scallion greens into bite-sized pieces.
• Heat the wok over high heat, then add some peanut oil. When hot, add the fish and stir with chopsticks to separate the slices; when they are white but not fully cooked, remove with a slotted spoon and set aside.
• Drain off all but three tablespoons of the oil, and return the wok to the stove top over high heat; add the garlic, ginger, mushrooms and peppers and stir-fry until fragrant; add the fish and season with soy sauce, vinegar and salt to taste; add the stock, and then the cornstarch paste, stirring as it thickens the liquid to a glaze.
• Stir in the scallion greens and then, off the heat, the sesame oil. Serve.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the flour, stirring with a wire whisk. When blended, add the stock, stirring rapidly with the whisk. When thickened and smooth, let simmer about 30 minutes, stirring often with the whisk.
• As the sauce cooks, globules or rivulets of butter will probably rise to the top. Skim off and discard this butter.