Chinese style glazed barramundi with cucumber salad

Ingredients

• 4 x 180g barramundi fillets
• 4 tsp cornflour
• 2 tbsp cold water
• 5 tbsp soy sauce
• 4 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 tbsp Obento sushi seasoning
• 2 tsp chilli paste
• 1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spice
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 1 tsp minced ginger
• 1/4 tsp Sichuan pepper
• 2-3 Lebanese cucumbers
• 1 tbsp salt
• 2 tsp sesame seeds
• 1 tbsp sliced green onions
• 1 sliced red chilli

Method

1. pan fry fish fillets with 1 tbsp oil for 3mins on each side. set aside to rest
2. to make glaze combine 4 tbsp soy sauce, honey, 1 tbsp sesame oil, 1 tbsp obento sushi seasoning, 1 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp minced garlic, ginger, chinese five spice and sichuan pepper in saucepan over low heat.
3. combine cornflour and water in seperate bowl to make slurry and pour into glaze saucepan. stir still thick paste forms.
4. brush glaze over fish fillets and garnish with sesame seeds, green onions and red chilli.
5. to make cucumber salad, slice cucumbers and cover with salt. rest for 5 mins and rinse cucumbers with water. pat dry.
6. add 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp chilli paste, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp obento sushi seasoning and 1 tbsp sesame oil to cucumbers. mix well. garnish with sesame seeds.
7. serve glazed fish and cucumber salad with white rice

Product used in recipe

• Obento - Sushi Seasoning