Recipes to Share: Honey-Garlic Cream Dory Fillet

Ingredients:
1 kg Cream Dory, filleted
1/4 c Calamondin juice
2 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp dried basil leaves
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
2 c flour
1/4 c cornstarch
2 pcs eggs
1 tsp salt
1/4 c rice wine
water

Glaze:
1/4 c honey
2 tbsp chopped garlic, toasted
2 tbsp water
a pinch of salt

Procedure:
1. Usually, Cream Dory comes in a pack where it's already been deboned and filleted. Slice  into bite sized pieces and make sure you completely drain the excess water.

2. In a bowl, add Calamondin juice, ketchup, soy sauce, dried basil leaves, pepper, salt and sugar. Stir well and adjust the taste to your liking. Add the sliced Cream Dory and continue mixing, making sure every slice is covered with the marinade. The fish will taste better if you leave it marinated for a few hours, but if you are in a hurry try using a fork and prick the each piece as you mix. Refrigirate.

3.In a separate bowl, prepare the batter by mixing flour, cornstarch, salt and pepper. Add rice wine and some water and combine well. You have to check the consistency of the batter so that it won't be too thin or too thick. Add eggs and continue mixing until all lumps disappear.

4. Add cooking oil in a wok enough for deep frying and heat under medium. Gather pieces of marinated Cream Dory and strain before dipping it into the batter. Let excess batter drip before frying. Fry until golden brown.

5. In a small bowl add honey, toasted garlic, water and salt. Mix well then drizzle the mixture onto the dish or you can put the fried Cream Dory in a container, add the honey mixture and toss until combined. Enjoy!~ : )