Fish fillet in pineapple honey sauce

Ingredients

For the fish fillet:

• 500g fish fillet (cream dory)
• 1/4 cup calamansi juice
• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup bread crumbs
• 1 egg (beaten)
• ground pepper
• 1 tbsp fish sauce

For the sauce:

• 1 small carrot (sliced)
• 2 stalks celery (chopped)
• 1 bell pepper (strips)
• 1 thumb ginger (strips)
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 4 tbsp honey
• 3/4 cup crushed pineapple (in can)
• 1 tbsp tomato paste
• ground pepper
• fish sauce (to taste)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tbsp cornstarch (dissolved in 1/4cup water)

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Preparation

• For the Fish fillet : Marinade the fish with calamansi juice, garlic, ground pepper and fish sauce. Set aside for about 10 mins. Roll the fillet into flour, dip in egg and coat with bread crumbs. Fry until golden brown. Set aside.
  
  For the sauce: In a pan, heat oil, saute ginger, onions and garlic. Add the carrots and the pineapple.Stir. Add the water, tomato paste, honey, and bellpepper. Season with fish salt and ground pepper. Simmer for 2 mins.Then add the cornstarch and celery. Simmer for about a minute. When ready, pour the sauce over the fried fish fillet.