Shanghai smoked fish

Ingredients

• 500 g grass carp or perch fillet
• Marinade: 2 tbsp soy sauce
• Marinade: 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
• Marinade: 1/2 tsp five-spice powder
• Marinade: 1/2 tsp white pepper
• Sauce: 200 ml water
• Sauce: 3 tbsp soy sauce
• Sauce: 2 tbsp sugar
• Sauce: 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
• Sauce: 2 slices ginger
• Sauce: 1 star anise
• Coating: cornstarch
• Oil for deep-frying
• Sesame seeds