Recipe - Deep-Fried Small Marinated Fish

6 small Fish
4 sl Fresh ginger root
One half cup Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry
1 Clove star anise
Oil for deepfrying
3 dr Sesame oil; more or less

1. Have fish cleaned, but left whole.

2. Slice ginger root; then combine with soy sauce, sherry and star anise.
Add to fish and let stand 30 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Drain fish, discarding marinade; then blot dry with paper toweling.
Meanwhile heat oil.

4. Add fish, several at a time, and deepfry until crisp and golden. Drain
on paper toweling.

5. Let cool; then refrigerate to chill. Sprinkle with sesame oil and serve.

NOTE: Any fish 3 to 5 inches long can be used.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.