Asian Black Pepper Basa Fish Recipe
Total Time: 45 minutes
Cuisine: Asian

Ingredients:
- basa fish fillets
- ginger
- corn flour
- sesame (gingelly) oil
- black peppercorns
- dark soy sauce
- spring onion (bulb greens)
- dry red chilli
- garlic
- vinegar
- black pepper powder
Instructions:
- To begin making the Asian Black Pepper Basa Fish Recipe, we will first marinate the basa fish
- To mariante the Asian Black Pepper Basa FishIn a mixing bowl, combine the vinegar, dark soy sauce and black pepper powder
- Place the basa fish fillets into this bowl and rub in the marinade onto the fillets
- Set aside for 30 minutes
- Heat a flat skillet on medium flame with a few drops of oil, place the basa fish on the skillet and pan fry on both sides only for about a couple of minutes
- Fish cooks really quickly, ensure the fish fillets are not over cooked
- Place them on a serving platter
- To make the Black pepper sauce Heat a skillet with sesame oil on medium high flame, into the skillet add in the ginger and garlic and saute for 30 seconds
- To this add the finely chopped spring onion bulbs and saute for another minute
- At this stage, add in the salt, freshly cracked black pepper, soy sauce and vinegar
- Add 1/3 cup of water and bring this mixture to a brisk boil
- In a mixing bowl, combine the cornstarch along with 1/4 cup of water to make a cornstarch slurry
- Reduce the flame, add in the cornstarch slurry and allow the Black pepper sauce to thicken
- Once the Black pepper sauce is nice and thick turn off the flame and serve it over the pan fried basa fish
- Serve Asian Black Pepper Basa Fish Recipe along with Burnt Garlic Veg Fried Rice Recipe, Broccoli Orange Asian Salad Recipe
- Serve Homemade Almond Walnut Chocolates Recipe to end the meal on a sweet note