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Deep-Fried Whiting Recipe
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Deep-Fried Whiting Recipe

5 ingredients 4 servings as an entrée with rice, 4 to 6 as an appetizer openrecipes

This take on deep-fried fish, which I had in a rural market in a small Dong village in eastern Guizhou, is surprisingly easy. We use whiting, which looks similar...

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

782
Calories
33g
Protein
28g
Fat
95g
Carbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 4 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Peanut Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Whiting not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds (7 to 9) whiting or other slender fish, cleaned, scaled, and fins, head, and tail cut off
  • About 1/4 cup store-bought chile paste
  • About 2 teaspoons salt
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • Peanut oil for deep-frying

Directions

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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