- When
we lived in Oregon we ate a lot of red snapper, which was a very inexpensive
fish that can be fixed innumerable ways.
And when pink grapefruit were ridiculously low in price I tried them
in everything. So naturally
they ended up together.
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- 1
lb. red snapper or other mild white fish
- 1
pink grapefruit
- 2
Japanese hot peppers (with seeds)
- 1
small clove garlic
- 4
slices fresh ginger
- 1/4
cup vinegar
- 1/2
cup sugar
- 1
1/2 Tbs. cornstarch
- 1
Tbs. sesame seeds
- 10
drops red food coloring (optional)
- 2
1/2 cups water (or 2 cups water + 1/2 cup wine)
- Rice
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- Begin
cooking rice according to package instructions
- Chop
peppers, garlic and ginger very fine. Put
vinegar, sugar and cornstarch in a 2 quart saucepan.
Add 2 cups water slowly, stirring to prevent lumps.
Add the chopped spices,
bring to a boil and cook 1 minute. Remove
pan from heat and set aside. Remove
any bones from the fish, and cut fish into 1" square pieces.
Cut grapefruit sections into 1" pieces and set aside.
Put fish in a clean saucepan, add 1/2 cup water or wine.
Add more water if necessary to cover fish.
Boil fish until it just turns white and drain.
Add the cooked fish, sesame seeds and grapefruit to the sauce, bring
to a boil and serve immediately over rice.
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