Ginger Chili Fish Stir Fry is made with delicate white fish stir fried with ginger, garlic, chilies and vegetables in a deliciously silky sauce is a healthy, low carb meal that can be on your table in less than 15 minutes.
Low on time? Make a quick and Easy Ginger Chili Fish Stir Fry
When you are looking for a quick and easy meal, it does not get any easier than cutting up a few vegetables, slicing up fish and tossing in a few aromatics for a quick healthy dinner in a dash.
What is the best fish to use in a stir fry?
I think this dish works best with a delicate white fish like tilapia, cod, sole, flounder, grouper, sea bass or even cat-fish. Depending on where you are living in the world, your choice may differ on your options. I think a mild white fish works best. You will need to remove the fish skin and remove the bones from the fish before cutting it into about 2 inch squares. I like to keep the pieces a little bigger so that it holds its shape during the stir frying process.
Even if your white fish is still frozen rock solid when you come home from work, have no fear as fish thaws in cool water in a flash. Trust me, as I have been there, done that!
I hear it has been a "tad cold" in parts of the world with a bit of that "white cold fluffy stuff" and arctic temperatures. If its start snowing in Hong Kong, I am so out of here!!!! It is not real cold here in Hong Kong but it has been super damp and one day hot and one day cold and as we all know that is the worst kind of the weather for the cold and flu to get out of control in a city that lives in very close quarters to one another.
Healing Properties of Ginger
Other than wash you hands, wash your hands and when in doubt you better wash your hands. I suggest eating foods that help remove the internal dampness and heats you up, from within. Ginger is a spice that has amazing healing properties and helps treats colds with its ability to eliminate toxins and raise body heat. Ginger also helps with nausea and improves digestion. I use fresh ginger, garlic and chili as the main aromatics in my stir fry. The three aromatics together are a lovely balance of flavors in many Chinese dishes.
Fresh Chilies
I like to use fresh ginger, fresh garlic and fresh chili as using these aromatics fresh not only tastes better than dried ground spices but also has more healing power. I like just a hint of mild chili as I really cannot handle food that is too spicy. These are a very mild Chinese chilies and probably are very low the heat intensity level and only a tiny bit more bite than a red bell pepper. I stay clear away from the Thai bird chillies as they are like fire heat without flavor. I prefer a little heat with lots of flavor and not so much of the burn. You can leave the chilies out of this dish entirely, if you don't like or cannot handle the heat, and it is still a very delicious dish.
Okay, now I need help from all of you. Depending on where you live is it Chilis, or Chilies, or Chiles, or Chillies...can we come to a decision on that? To be safe I have spelled it differently all through this post so I would be correct at least once for you...
Secrets for Stir Frying
The beauty of this dish is to use up the vegetables you have in your refrigerator. I just happened to have carrots, baby bok choy and garlic chives but use what you have on hand and make it colorful.
The most important concept about making a stir fry
- Do not to overload your wok . If your wok is too full you are steaming instead of stir frying quickly and that is not the effect you are going for here.
- Cook the harder/firmer vegetables up first as they take longer to cook. You may have to add in a couple of table spoons of water to get those hard carrots closer to fork tender during the stir frying process.
I hope you enjoy this simple but delicious Chinese dish. Ginger and Chili Fish Stir fry is great with a side of rice or without for a delightful low carb meal.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Chinese New Year!
More Delicious Chinese Recipes
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Spicy Yam and Vegetable Stir Fry
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Ginger Chili Fish Stir Fry
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
or light flavored oil of choice - 1 tablespoon ginger
freshly grated - 2 cloves garlic
peeled and minced - 1 chili peppers sliced finely (optional)
- 8 oz white fish
deboned and skin removed and cut into 2 inch pieces - salt
to taste - white pepper
to taste - ¾ cup carrots sliced
- 1 cup baby bok choy
washed well and chopped roughly - ¼ cup garlic chives
sliced in 2 inch sections - optional - 1 teaspoon chicken powder gluten free or can use chicken bouillon crushed
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoon water
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Instructions
- In your wok or large frying pan, add your oil and put on medium-high heat and add ginger, garlic, chillies and sauté until aromatic. Add your prepared and cut white fish and season with salt and white pepper to taste and let sear on both sides until fish is no longer translucent. Remove fish from wok, keep warm.
- Add your carrots to your pan with about 2 tablespoons of water and a little salt and white pepper and cover with a lid to steam just until you can pierce the end of your chopstick into the carrot. You want your carrots to be aldente but not hard. Take the lid off of the wok and add the rest of your vegetables such as the baby bok choy and garlic chives and sprinkle on 1 teaspoon of gluten free chicken powder/vegan powder and cook just until the vegetables turn bright green.
- Make a cornstarch slurry and add one teaspoon of cornstarch to about 2 tablespoon of water and mix thoroughly. Set aside. Add the fish back into the wok with the vegetables and add about 1 to 2 teaspoons or as needed of the cornstarch slurry just until you have a silky sauce. Add only a small amount at a time and adjust as needed. If you do not add enough the sauce will be too runny, if you add too much it will be too thick and if you cook to long the sauce will go thin again. (Strange...but it happens... don't take your eyes off the wok. This step should take you no longer than 1 minute) Gently stir the fish and vegetables and cornstarch slurry together. Drizzle with a little sesame oil and adjust seasonings as desired.
- Serve Ginger Chili Fish Stir Fry on its own as a delicious low carb dinner or with a side of rice for a complete meal. Enjoy!
Dana says
So light and fresh looking.
HWC Magazine says
Thanks so much. Great recipe when you want something flavorful but easy on the waist line.
Maureen | Orgasmic Chef says
Happy New Year from me too. I never know how to spell the word either so I use whatever the blogger has used. I figure whatever is correct, I won't offend anyone. 🙂 This is a beautiful dish and the veggies in the stir-fry just glisten with freshness.
Nami | Just One Cookbook says
Happy Lunar New Year to you, Bobbi! I know it's a lot more festive there (it is such a normal day here). The spelling for the chili... yeah each package spells differently too. I still don't know if I should spell kombu or konbu... you know, I hope someone decides officially. 😀
What a great dish! I love ginger and fish together - so good! Beautiful colors and contrast. Wish you and your family lots of happiness and prosperity!
Healthy World Cuisine says
Happy Lunar Year to you too Nami-san! If you do figure out the riddle to konbu vs kombu please let me know...I think it is less confusing when they just write it is Kanji. LOL
I make this ginger Chili Fish Stir Fry dish all of the time and thought it was such a plain and ordinary dish that it did not really need even a recipe. However, I guess that is the beauty of this dish is, it is so simple to make. Wishing your family lots of good luck and happiness this new year!
Katherines Corner says
This looks so fresh, light and delish.Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your feature on Monday xo
Healthy World Cuisine says
Dear Katherine, thanks for your kind comment and for the feature that was so sweet of you, it was a very fun blog hop. Take Care, BAM
allthatsjas says
That looks healthy AND yummy! Just in time for my fish Fridays. You know what would make it more perfect? If you could cook it for me 🙂 Thanks for sharing at Thursday Favorite Things. Hope you'll be back every week to share your wonderful recipes with us. The world needs to know about them! (don't forget you can always link up three of your favorites).
Healthy World Cuisine says
Thanks Jas! Lets make a deal I will cook some savoury meals for you, if you make us the desserts...my family would certainly love that! Thanks for your kind invite and your blog hop was so much fun, lots of very interesting bloggers. Have a super weekend!
Tina @ Tina's Chic Corner says
This looks so fresh and healthy! Love!!
mjskit says
What a perfect little quick and easy stir fry! There are so many things that I love about this dish - the fresh ingredients, the amount of grated ginger, baby bok choy (my favorite green!), and the fish to name a few. 🙂 It's easier to find frozen white fish here than fresh, so it's a great meal to cook up in my kitchen. Thanks!
The Global Garnish Geek says
Resending.
Great photos Bam.