Fish, rice paper, cilantro/coriander, Chinese Five Spice and oil.
Thats all you need for this Crispy Chinese Rice Paper Wrapped Fish recipe.
What a way to get your midweek fish fix on a budget!
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I saw this on a Chinese cooking program years ago.
I cant remember what the show was, but I do remember being dubious.
How good can they be?
But this caught my eye because rarely do you see 3 or 5 ingredient recipes forAsiandishes.
And even more rarely from cooking show presenters!
(Who, who, who was it??
Does anyone know??!!).
I tried it out of curiosity and was astonished at how good it was!
Fundamentally, the secret is the Chinese Five Spice Powder which is a mix of a number of spices.
Plus also the crispy rice paper wrapped around the juicy fish.
Have you seen rice paper at the supermarket and wondered what to do with it?
They cost $2 or so for a pack of 20 dirty cheap!
There is only one key tip: do not over soak it!
Dunk it in warm tap water for 3 seconds, then place it on your work surface.
See how easy this recipe is?
You get extra flavour oomph by cooking the fish in its own juices and it keeps it extra juicy.
The crispy rice paper is just divine.
You will want to eat way more than you should!
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Nagi x
PS I made these bite size but you could make larger ones.
Just overlap 2 or more rice papers on your work surface and enclose larger pieces of fish!
PPS Ordinarily I make this with 1.1lb/600g of fish which is enough to serve 4.
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So what you see in the photos is less than what the recipe makes.
