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Chinese Comfort Food - Steamed Fish

Servings: 4

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole Fresh white fish (like sea bass or halibut)
  • 1 thumb-sized piece Ginger
  • 2 stalks Spring onions
  • 2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine (Shaoxing wine)
  • 1 tablespoon Light soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon Vegetable oil
  • Handful na Fresh coriander

Instructions:

  1. 1. Cut the ginger and spring onions into fine strips.
  2. 2. In a bowl, mix the cooking wine, soy sauce, sugar, and sesame oil together.
  3. 3. Clean the fish and make some diagonal cuts on both sides of the fish.
  4. 4. Place the fish on a big plate or steaming dish, and scatter half of the ginger and spring onions on it.
  5. 5. Pour the sauce you mixed from the bowl over the fish evenly.
  6. 6. Leave the fish to marinate for 15 minutes.
  7. 7. Pour water into a steamer or a big wok, place the dish into the steamer/wok, turn the heat to high and steam for 10-12 minutes.
  8. 8. When it's ready, heat the vegetable oil in a small pan until hot, then pour it over the fish.
  9. 9. Scatter the remaining ginger, spring onions and fresh coriander on top of the fish.
  10. 10. Serve this delicious Comfort Chinese Steamed Fish immediately.