Rockling and vegetable stir-fry
<p>Rockling is great for stir-frying as it holds together really well. If it’s not available, use any other firm white fish fillet.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Serves</span>:</strong> 4</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Ingredients</span>:</strong></p>
<ul>
<li>250 g rockling fillet, cut into bite-sized pieces</li>
<li>75 ml soy sauce</li>
<li>250 g tapioca flour</li>
<li>1 teaspoon chilli powder</li>
<li>250 ml vegetable oil</li>
<li>1 garlic clove, peeled and minced</li>
<li>100 g baby corn, cut in half lengthways</li>
<li>200 g gai lan (Chinese broccoli), chopped</li>
<li>3 garlic stems, cut into 1 cm lengths</li>
<li>1 large red chilli, seeded and sliced</li>
<li>2 spring onions (scallions), chopped</li>
<li>30 ml stir-fry paste</li>
<li>50 ml chicken stock or water</li>
<li>50 ml shao xing wine</li>
<li>175 g coriander leaves</li>
<li>1⁄2 lime</li>
</ul>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Method</span>:</strong></p>
<p>1. Combine fish and soy sauce in a bowl, then coat the fish in tapioca flour and chilli powder. Heat the oil in a wok or frypan until it’s smoking, add the fish and fry until golden brown.</p>
<p>2. Remove fish and drain on paper towels. Set aside until required.</p>
<p>3. Pour most of the oil out of the wok, leaving just enough to stir-fry. Add garlic clove, baby corn,</p>
<p>gai lan and garlic stems, continue to stir-fry for approximately 2 minutes.</p>
<p>4. Add the chilli, spring onions, stir-fry paste, stock and shao xing. Return fish to the pan, add half the</p>
<p>coriander and stir to combine. Transfer the mixture to a serving bowl and garnish with remaining coriander and lime.</p>
<p><em>Recipe courtesy of </em>The Red Spice Road Cookbook<em>, New Holland Publishers RRP $35.00 available from all good bookstores or online, <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong><a href="http://www.newhollandpublishers.com/" target="_blank">www.newhollandpublishers.com</a></strong></span>.</em></p>
<p><em><strong>Have you ordered your copy of the Over60 cookbook, </strong></em><strong>The Way Mum Made It</strong><em><strong>, yet? Featuring 175 delicious tried-and-true recipes from you, the Over60 community, and your favourites that have appeared on the Over60 website, <a href="https://shop.abc.net.au/products/way-mum-made-it-pbk" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">head to the abcshop.com.au to order your copy now</span></a>.</strong></em></p>
