Chinese Cantonese Steamed Fish

Eli Yeung
Eli Yeung @oops_itseli
Belfast

A classic Cantonese dish that I grew up having. The fish is steamed to perfection in soy sauce with a high note of ginger and earthy tone of spring onions.

Chinese Cantonese Steamed Fish

A classic Cantonese dish that I grew up having. The fish is steamed to perfection in soy sauce with a high note of ginger and earthy tone of spring onions.

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Ingredients

20 mins
  1. Meat
  2. 250 GCod or any fish of your choice
  3. 1-2 stalksSpring Onion
  4. 2 inchesShredded Ginger
  5. Sauce
  6. 3TPBS Light Soy Sauce
  7. 3TPBS Water
  8. 1 PinchSalt
  9. Left over Smashed Spring onion stem from shredded ones
  10. Halfan Inch of Shredded Ginger
  11. 1 TSPShaoxin Rice Wine
  12. Flavoured Sizzling Oil
  13. Rice Bran Oil
  14. Sesame Oil
  15. 1Small Amount of Shredded Ginger

Cooking Instructions

20 mins
  1. 1

    Shred all your spring onions and keep the stem

  2. 2

    Soak shredded Spring Onions in cold water to make it curly

  3. 3

    Shred all your required amount of ginger

  4. 4

    Lay fish on the plate

  5. 5

    Put 2 inches of shredded ginger on top of the fish

  6. 6

    Steam it for approximately 8 mins depending on how thick your fish is.

  7. 7

    Now, prepare the sauce, smash spring onion stem

  8. 8

    Put all sauce ingredients into a small sauce pan

  9. 9

    Remove from the heat once it starts to bubble

  10. 10

    Add shaoxin wine last & set it aside

  11. 11

    Remove fish from steamer after 8 minutes and drain excess water

  12. 12

    OPTIONAL: Remove steamed ginger, but I prefer it on.

  13. 13

    Pour sauce over it and garnish it with curly shredded spring onions. You may also add a slice or 2 of chilli.

  14. 14

    Pour a small amount of Rice Bran oil & sesame oil into a saucepan

  15. 15

    Stir fry ginger until it’s golden

  16. 16

    Pour hot flavoured oil over your fish and VOILA!

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