Pickled fish | SA Garden and Home

Ingredients

• 30ml (2 tbsp) vegetable oil
• 3 large onions, sliced
• 15ml (1 tbsp) fresh ginger, grated
• 4 garlic cloves, chopped
• 3 – 4 whole dried chillies
• 8 whole black peppercorns
• 3 cloves
• 3 allspice berries
• 3 bay leaves
• 10ml (2 tsp) coriander seeds, crushed
• 10m (2 tsp) yellow mustard seeds
• 10ml (2 tsp) ground cumin
• 10ml (2 tsp) ground turmeric
• 15ml (1 tbsp) masala powder
• 100g (½ cup) brown sugar
• 250ml (1 cup) grape or cider vinegar
• 125ml (½ cup) water
• 5ml (1 tsp) corn flour, optional
• salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 500g firm sustainable fish, such as snoek or yellowtail
• oil, for deep-frying
• 100g seasoned cake flour
• 3 – 4 large eggs, beaten