Sweet and Sour Fish – Pa Piew Waan ປາປ້ຽວຫວານ

Have you ever wanted to make fish for a dinner party? Well I have the perfect recipe for you. Pa Piew Waan, translated means Sweet and Sour Fish. It looks amazing and is full of flavor. Best of all,  fish cooks so quickly which is one the reasons why I love to make it. You can make this dish with any kind of white fish but one of my favorite is tilapia. Fish on it’s own is great, but fish with a sauce is amazing. The sauce is made from tomatoes and pineapple which gives it the sour flavor. The sweetness comes from the sugar.

I dipped the tilapia in egg and then all purpose flour. This gives it a nice crust after you fry it.

The sauce has bite size pieces of bell pepper, chinese celery, onions and pineapple. It really brings out the flavor of the fish.

Garnish with chopped cilantro and green onions and it makes for a stunning presentation. This dish is not spicy at all, so it’s great for those who don’t want a spicy dish. However, you could also serve it with jeow som (spicy dipping sauce)  for those who can’t live without spicy flavors. Serve it with jasmine rice and you will have nothing but fish bones left in no time.

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Pa Piew Waan - Sweet and Sour Fish

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

Pa Piew Waan is fried fish with a sweet and sour sauce. The sauce is made from tomatoes and pineapple

Course: Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine: Laotian

Servings: 4

Author: Jen Jen

Ingredients

• 1 whole Tilapia
• 2 eggs scrambled
• 1 C all purpose flour
• 4 C vegetable oil for frying
• 1 red bell pepper
• 1/2 C pineapple chopped
• 1 roma tomato
• 2 yellow onion
• 1 T salt
• 1 C chinese celery chopped on an angle
• 3 cloves garlic chopped finely
• 1 t cornstarch mixed with 1T water

Sweet and Sour Sauce

• 1 T fish sauce
• 2 T oyster sauce
• 2 T sugar
• 1 T thin soy sauce
• 1/2 C ketchup
• 1/4 tsp pepper

Instructions

Frying Fish

1. Heat the oil in a fry pan or wok on medium.

2. Clean the fish and pat it dry with a paper towel. Make diagonal slits on both sides of the fish.

   

3. Season with salt and pepper. Dip the fish in egg.

   

4. Followed by the flour. Shake off any excess flour.

   

5. Fry the fish until golden brown. Flipping the fish once during frying.

   

6. Set the fish aside on a paper towel to remove excess oil.

Sweet and Sour Sauce

1. Chop the bell pepper, onion, tomatoes, pineapple and celery into square bite size pieces. Finely chop the garlic.

   

2. Sautee the garlic until golden.t

   

3. Add the bell pepper, onions, tomatoes, pineapple and celery.

   

4. Add the sauce and stir fry until the vegetables are cooked.

5. Place the fish on a platter and top it with the sweet and sour sauce. Serve with jasmine rice.