Clean the fish and slit open and let it stand for few minutes and drain well then sprinkle with salt all over the fish
Take a large skillet and heat up oil and fry fish until brown then remove the fish from the pan and set aside
In the same pan saute garlic and onion until light brown
Add ginger, scallions, carrot, and red pepper and add in garlic salt and lemon pepper
Add soy sauce, apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar), water and brown sugar. Sprinkle salt and pepper for taste as needed (optional)
When the mixture boils, add flour to thicken
Add fish cover the skillet and simmer for 5 minutes
Remove and transfer to serving plate and serve hoti
