Five-Spice Carp

Ingredients:

1 carp 3 lbs

salt 1 Tsp

soy 1 Tsp

rice wine 3 Tsp

five-spice powder 1 Tsp

green onion 3

ginger 3 pcs

oil 6 cups

soy sauce 1/2 cup

rice wine 5 Tsp

sugar 5 Tsp

red pepper 5 pcs

water 5 cups

sesame oil 3 Tsp

DIRECTIONS:

1. Slice fish in half along spine, then cut diagonal slits along side of fish. (If fish is small then do not cut in half.) Mix ingredients 1. together and marinate fish for 30 minutes. Save green onion and ginger.

2. Heat oil. Fry fish for 5-8 minutes until crispy. Remove and allow oil to drain off.

3. Simmer ingredients 2. along with green onion, ginger, and fried fish over low heat for 30 minutes until sauce evaporates. Finally drip sesame oil over fish.

This dish can be stored in the refrigerator up to one week.