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Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish

Name: How to cook Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

MMOBRIEN

Mike's Asian Dipping Sauce & Fried Catfish

° This really is a wonderfully flavored, versatile, salty, tangy, sweet, acidic & undeniably spicy dipping sauce! Try it out, tweek it, then feel free to make it your very own signature dip! ° Serving a colorful dipping sauce like this - even with Pot Stickers and Wontons - more than ensures each bite is as memorable as the next! Its lack of viscosity only means it'll easily find its way into the deepest nooks and crannies of your thickest fried seafood pieces! Like catfish and soft shell crab!

Ingredient

Food ration :

4 servings

Cooking time :

1 hour 30 mins

3/4 cup

Soy Sauce

1/2 cup

Chicken Broth

3 tbsp

Extra Fine Minced Fresh Garlic [shaved then minced]

1/2 cup

Fine Shaved Scallions [separate rounds]

1/3 cup

Hot Chile Peppers [thin sliced - Jalapeños - Thai - Habenero - Scotch Bonnet - Ghost - Dried Red Peppers Or Serrano Chiles]

4 tbsp

Fresh Or Bottled Lime Juice [or less]

1/2 cup

Fresh Cilantro [packed-rough chop-no stems]

1/2 tsp

Fresh Minced Ginger

6 tbsp

Light Brown Sugar [more or less]

Red Pepper Flakes [optional]

Chopped Chives [optional]

1 tsp

Orange Juice Or 1/2 teaspoon Orange Zest [optional]

3 lb Frozen Bag Catfish Nuggets [de-thaw amount desired]

2 large

Egg Cold Whites [whisked until frothy]

1 cup

All Purpose Flour

1 tbsp

Each: Garlic Powder & Onion Powder

1 tsp

Each: Black Pepper [or 1/2 tsp white pepper] - Old Bay Seasoning

1/4 tsp

Chinese 5 Spice [optional-if omitting old bay for sodium content concerns]

1 cup

Cornstarch

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Items you'll need.

* Step 2

Chop all ingredients as directed and mix everything together in the Spicy Asian Garlic Sauce Section. Leave sauce in fridge to marinate for 45 minutes or longer.

* Step 3

Your sauce can be served hot, warm or cold and with a myriad of other dishes. Serve this dipping sauce with any type of well coated, deep fried, crispy seafood. If choosing soft shell crab, this recipe will support six medium sized crabs.

* Step 4

Tonight, this sauce will accompany several thick, well seasoned, deep fried, crispy catfish nuggets.

* Step 5

°De-thaw your required amounts of catfish nuggets in sink. Whisk cold egg whites in a cold metal bowl until frothy. In a separate bowl, mix all powdered ingredients together. Place your [dabbed dry] catfish pieces in egg mixture then dip into your flour coating. Deep fry at 350° or fry nuggets in a stove top pan with 2"-3" of high heat oil. Don't overfill your fryer or pan with too many pieces. 4 or 5 smaller ones should fry at one time, tops. Fry nuggets until done, meaning golden brown and crispy on the outside. About 3 minutes on each side if they're slightly larger pieces. Drain in strainer or on paper towels and serve immediately with a side of your dipping sauce. Enjoy!

* Step 6

Authors Note: While your sauce may taste even better with some additional marinade time in the fridge, aesthetically speaking, it won't be nearly as pretty the following day. And, it certainly won't be as vibrant color wise. Plan to make this sauce just before serving but make sure it's chilled for your guests. Enjoy!