Fried Baby Pomfret - Fish snack

Ready for some finger food? It’s a dish as titbits. Baby pomfret fish, it is really tiny, not bigger than your 16 year old kid palm. Look at the picture posted, it is really tiny and shiny. Why it is said to be a finger food? Since the size is small and tiny, it is obvious there isn’t much fish flesh. Doubt you could fill your stomach even after having a dozen. The ½ kilograms of baby pomfret is about a dozen (12 pieces) from the wet market. Ensure you drip dry your fishes before you start cooking. My pan only fits 4 fishes each time, so I have to fry another 3 rounds.

 How do you eat these? Do u pick out the fish bones or slice to be fillets? Nop, you eat them in 3 bites like biscuits? You could try this way, you could bite off both sides of the fin (left & right), bite of the head & its tail but not the centre bone. Of course, you would have to chew the fins together with it. Please DO NOT eat the centre bone as its hard. WARNING & DANGER, you have to be careful of the tiny bones, its not advisable for kids to have this dish. Even for adults, you have to be careful. But some people really like to chew the bones as its crunchy after it is been deep fried. Pleaseeee be careful it’s a ‘full of bones dish’.

Adding more taste, we had made some birds eye chili as sauce.

 Ingredient

½ kilograms baby pomfret

1 tablepoon salt

Prepare & cook

Clean fish and cut fins shorter

Marinate fishes with salt

Heat lots oil, wait till oil is hot

Throw in the baby pomfret, run away before the oil splash on you…… kidding

Remove it once it starts to turn golden brown

Ready to serve

For spicy kick if required

4 Birds eye chili, sliced

5 tablespoon soy sauce

WARNING & CAUTION : NOT for kids

Please DO NOT eat the center bone of the baby pomfret