As with meat and poultry, adding egg white to a seafood marinade helps protect the fish from the hot oil.

Ingredients needed for Simple Stir fried Fish

• 1 pound fish fillets
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Black pepper to taste
• 1 egg white
• 2 tablespoons Chinese rice wine or dry sherry, divided
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or peanut oil
• 2 thin slices ginger
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil

Steps to prepare the Simple Stir fried Fish

1. Cut the fish fillets into 1 ½ to 2 inch squares that are about ½ inch thick. Place the fish cubes in a bowl and add the salt, black pepper, egg white, 1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine or sherry, and the cornstarch. Marinate the fish for 15 minutes.
2. Heat a wok or skillet over medium high heat until it is nearly smoking. Add the oil. When the oil is hot, ad the ginger and green onion. Stir fry for 10 seconds, then add the fish, Let the fish sit in the pan briefly, then gently stir-fry the fish cubes, moving them around the wok, until they turn white and are firm.
3. Splash the fish cubes with 1 tablespoon rice wine or sherry and the soy sauce. Let the fish cook for another minute, remove it from the heat, and stir in the sesame oil. Serve hot.