SaengsunKkas is a deep fried white fish, which is popular in Korea. It was inspired by Western food. This fish is covered with egg, flour, and Korean breadcrumbs before frying. For an authentic taste, it is important to use fresh fish and Korean (or Japanese) breadcrumbs for this recipe. There are also similar dishes made with beef, pork, or chicken. For different meats, you will obviously need a different dipping sauce. I will post them later. For this recipe, the dipping sauce is tartar sauce. You can use your own tartar sauce. My sauce is a little sweet, so you might want to adjust the amount of the sugar.
Yield: 3 Servings
Short Korean Lesson
- SaengSun (생선) = Fish
- Bbang GaRu (빵가루) = Bread Crumbs
Main Ingredients
- 12 oz Haddock
- 2 Eggs (2 Pinches Salt)
- ¼ Cup Flour
- 1½ Cup Korean Bread Crumbs
- Salt and Black Pepper
- Frying Oil
Sauce Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp Finely Chopped Onion
- 2 Tbsp Pickled Relish
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- ½-1 Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Pinch Salt
- 1 Pinch Black Pepper
Directions
Slice the fish in about a ¼-inch thickness.
Smaller pieces of fish can be made bigger when slicing the fish. The trick is to stop slicing shortly before cutting all the way through. Then unfold the fish to make a larger piece.
Dry the fish with a paper towel.
Sprinkle some salt and black pepper on both sides of the fish.
Prepare 2 eggs along with 2 pinches of salt, ¼ cup of flour, and 1½ cup of breadcrumbs on separate plates.
Cover the fish with the flour.
Dip the floured fish into the egg mixture.
Cover the fish with the breadcrumbs. It is important to press the fish firmly into the breadcrumbs so that the fish is crispier after cooking.
Heat the oil on high. To check if the oil is hot enough, drop some breadcrumbs into the oil. If the breadcrumbs float to the top right after you drop them, the oil is ready.
Carefully, add the breaded fish into the heated oil.
While the fish is frying, make the dipping sauce. Combine 3 Tbsp of finely chopped onions, 2 Tbsp of pickled relish, 2 Tbsp of mayonnaise, ½-1 Tbsp of sugar, 1 pinch of salt, and 1 pinch black pepper.
Mix and serve it with the fried fish.
When both sides of the fish are golden brown, it is done.
Leave it set a little on the paper towel before serving to remove some of the grease.
Serve the fried fish with the sauce and some vegetables or pickles. Enjoy!
man! that looks good. these days I’ve been trying to work up on fish dishes (trying to eat less beef). What other fishes do you recommend for this recipe? btw, good pix and instructions. keep up the good work!
Hi, alecho
Yes, try it someday… I will say.. any kinds of white fish you like will work for this… if you want specific names.. maybe pollack.. cod..or alaska plunder ?? Do you like the new style of my recipe post with small pictures ??? anyway..thanks !!!
Hi Aeri! why does your website look different? anyhoo…
this looks very delicious – as always! and i like your plate selection too! 🙂
on a side note, we celebrated melina’s birthday yesterday and i made your crab jeon and meatballs. our stomach’s were very happy. 😉
*hugs*
Hi, farleen
hehe.. you are the first one who noticed and mentioned about the change. hehe yes as you see… We are changing our blog style.. to make it more neat and clean.. We wanted to show it as a surprise later after we finish changing everything..but then..it will take too long time… and have some problem for that.. so we changed…and we will slowly improve things… I hope you like this new style too..
wow… melina is your daughter ..right ?? Please tell her..”HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MELINA” for me. I’m sure she had a great birthday… with happy stomach hehe..
Thanks !!! Love you and miss you.
Aeri, That looks so nice! And I need to get back to eatting more fish.
Hi, James ^^
Thanks for comment !!! Your 돈가스 looked very delicious too. Have a great week !!!
hey, you changed your format!! i miss the old one but i will get use to it :).
kkk, this is my girl’s fave. i will make your dipping sauce, looks yummy. oh, you know, use one hand when you dip the fish in the flour and egg and another one when you put it in the breadcrumbs. that way, your hands will not stick too much crumbs and not messy as well.
Hi, layping
hehe.. sorry for changing the blog style without asking you. We just wanted some change..and clean & neat… more convenient blog for people. Yes, once you are getting accustomed to it, you will forget the old one. 😉 haha.. that’s a good information to share with others… yes… it can make your hands messy… use one hand…good.. !!! I hope your princess will love this recipe. thanks 🙂
I like your new style. It is neat and clean! : )
Hi, Tammy
Oh~~~ Thank you !! clean and neat..that’s exactly what we want… We are still working on different things to make a better blog… soon you can see link for your site. 😉 Have a great week ~~~
Oh my gosh!! TASTY!!!!!!!!!!!! Gotta try this too, sis any fish will do?? Or must this fish fillet?
Hi ^^chuiyew
Yep.. My husband wants to eat this again tonight.. hehe so it will be our supper tonight. Try it someday. 🙂 thanks
p.s about your question.. if it’s white fish.. like pollack, cod… it will work…
i really want to eat this right now~