A Healthy Alternative to Fried Fish

Served with Apple slices mixed with Sour Cream Garlic Sauce

Often times we fry our food because it' easy and fast. However, recently, a lot of issues had been raised with regards to fried food because of the increasing incident of heart attacks.  So here's a recipe that is easy to prepare and you can do it fast.






Ingredients:
1/2 kl Sliced fish (Maya-Maya is a cheaper option but if you can buy other white meat fish, it's good)
1/2 of reg. sized Lemon (squeezed)
Pepper and salt
kinchay or parsley (just remove roots and cut in piece if very long)
3 cloves garlic (pounded)
butter- zero-trans fat please
sesame seeds (roasted and grind in mortar and pestle to bring out it's aroma)
soy sauce
Umami seasoning (optional)
cornstrach (dissolve 1 tbsp in 1/4 cup COLD water)
1/2 cup water


Directions:

1. Pre-marinate the fish overnight with the lemon juice, a pinch of salt and pepper and garlic. (This allows the lemon to sip into the fish and make it tasty. Store in ref  until you ready to cook. Better not to leave it more than 3 days)
2. When you are ready to cook, put everything in a wide pan.
3. Add three tablespoon soy sauce and let it simmer.
4. When almost dried, add parsley/kinchay and one fourth a table spoon butter.
5. Turn over the fish to brown both sides.
6. When dried, the butter will give a hissing sound. Remove from the pan and put in a plate.
7. Put 1/2 cup water into the pan and mix well, removing the dried on sauce. (Make sure it wasn't burnt).
8. Add the sesame seeds and two more tablespoons soy sauce.
9. Add seasoning if desired and a few stems of  parsley or kinchay.
10. Let it come to a boil then add the cornstarch.
11. Stir until consistency is a bit thick.
12. Pour sauce over the slices of fish in the plate..

Tadaaaa...Enjoy your meal!


*Fish is a good source of protein minus the bad fats we usually get from animal meat
*The lime juice may have lost most of the vitamin C from the heat but it still has it's antibiotic effect,same as the garlic. Together with the parsley, they all contain phytonutrients, a benefit we can get from plant sources.
* Sesame seeds gives a nutty taste and are a very good source of copper and a good source of magnesium and calcium.
 Copper is known for its use in reducing some of the pain and swelling of rheumatoid arthritis.