Best Fried Eel Recipes

DRY-FRIED EEL SLICES

Steps:

• clean, rinse, and cut eel.
• heat oil in a wok fry eel until dry and crispy remove and drain.
• save 3 tbls of oil in pan reheat.
• stir fry ginger garlic and chili nam yuey to flavor oil about two minutes.
• add eel, celery, soy sauce, and sugar continue to stir fry.
• when ingredients are well mixed add stock keep boiling until there is very little liquid left.
• add vinegar mix well, remove from heat sprinkle with pepper on top and serve immediately.

FRIED EEL

Steps:

• Clean and skin the eel, and then cut it into chunks. In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, seasonings, oil, garlic, onion, and pepper. Add the eel to this mixture and then marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
• Dredge the marinated eel in flour. In a saute pan over medium heat, sear the eel until golden brown, about 7 minutes. Add the white wine and cook until reduced by half. Add the butter and cook until it melts and browns slightly. Divide the eel among 4 serving plates and top with the butter sauce.

STIR-FRIED EEL WITH BLACK BEAN

Steps:

• Cut eel into 2.5cm (1-inch) pieces and roll in cornflour.
• Mix garlic, ginger, sesame oil, black bean paste and chili flakes in a small bowl along with two tablespoons of water.
• Heat a wok until very hot.
• Add mixture closely followed by eel pieces and stir-fry for one minute.
• Add sherry, soy and onion and stir-fry around five minutes until eel is cooked.
• Serve with plain steamed rice.