This recipe is from Aliya Zarei as part of the Massachusetts Seafood Ambassador Program led by Eating with the Ecosystem.

Time: 1 hour

Serves: 2

Ingredients
· 2 tablespoons chili sauce
· 2 tablespoons ketchup
· 2 tablespoons pineapple or plum sauce
· 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
· 1 tablespoon sugar
· 1 cap full of white vinegar
· Dash of light soy sauce
· 1lb fish filet, cut into bite-sized chunks (any fish would work, but today I’m using local bluefish)
· 1 teaspoon salt
· ½ cup of all-purpose flour
· About ¼ cup of oil for frying
· 1/2 medium yellow onion
· 1/2 bell pepper
· 1 red chili (optional, I just wanted more color)
· 1/2 cucumber, cubed
· About ¼ cup of pineapple chunks
· 1/2 cup water
· White pepper, to taste
· Salt, to taste

For serving:

· Jasmine rice

Directions

Mix chili sauce, ketchup, pineapple sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, white vinegar and soy sauce in a small bowl.

Season fish with salt, and coat in all-purpose flour. Fry fish in hot oil until golden. Remove fish from pan. Remove most of the frying oil, leaving only about 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan. Fry yellow onion, bell pepper and red chili until nice and aromatic. Add cucumber and pineapple, fry them a little while until there’s a little char on the veggies and fruits. Pour in the sauce mixture, let cook until simmer, and add water, bring to boil. Give it a little taste and adjust salt, white pepper and sugar to your preference. Stir fish into the sweet and sour sauce. Serve with jasmine rice!

PS. You can add cornstarch to thicken the sauce but most of the seasonings already contain thickening agents so I never find that necessary.

These recipes are brought to you as part of the Massachusetts Seafood Ambassador program led by @eating_with_the_ecosystem. The program is made possible by funding provided by commercial fishermen of MA from permit fees at no additional cost to the fishermen via @massmarinefisheries Seafood Marketing Grant Program.