Sauteed Sardines Salad with Youlinji (Chinese Deep Fried Chicken) Sauce!

• 8 Sardines (about 15-20 cm each in length)
• 1 tbsp Sake (to pre-flavour)
• 1/2 tbsp Soy sauce (to pre-flavour)
• 1 Cake flour
• 2 tbsp Vegetable oil (for pan frying)
• 1 Red leaf lettuce, and cherry tomatoes, etc.
• 3 tbsp Soy sauce
• 2 1/2 tbsp Sugar
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1/2 tbsp Water
• 10 cm Japanese leek (white section)
• 1 tbsp White sesame seeds

1. Make the youlinji sauce Step 1.
2. Add the soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, and water into a heatproof dish, and microwave for about 1.5 minutes at 600 W.
3. Step 2...Add the minced white part of the Japanese leek and white sesame seeds to Step 1, then mix.
4. Remove the heads and entrails from the sardines.
5. Butterfly, and remove the spines.
6. Remove the small bones as well, using a knife.
7. Cut the butterflied sardines in half along where the spines used to be, and cut off the fins.
8. Sprinkle the sake and soy sauce on the Step 4 sardines to pre-season.
9. Heat a frying pan, and add about 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil.
10. Coat the Step 5 sardines with cake flour, and fry both sides.
11. Put washed red leaf lettuce and cherry tomatoes on a plate, place on the Step 6 sardines, and pour the Step 2 sauce on top.
12. Here is the youlinji chicken recipe using chicken breasts.
13. "Amazing Sauce!
14. Original Tender Youlinji (Chinese Deep Fried Chicken) Made with Chicken Breasts"
15. Fry the silken tofu, and pour the youlinji sauce on top.
16. "Youlinji-style Silken Tofu"

sardines, soy sauce, flour, vegetable oil, red leaf lettuce, soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, water, white sesame seeds

Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/152347-sauteed-sardines-salad-with-youlinji-chinese-deep-fried-chicken-sauce (may not work)