Chinese Steamed Fish

Chinese style steamed fish recipe. This is how to cook steamed fish stuffed with ginger, garlic and sprinkled soya sauce.

Ingredients for Steamed Fish:

• 300g. fresh fish
• 1 1/2 cm ginger
• 2 pips garlic
• 2 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp light soya sauce
• 1 stalk spring onion (cut into 2-inch length, and then cut into thin silken threads)

Method:

1. Clean the fish properly (discard scales, guts, gills, etc.) then patting it dry with a cloth or paper towel..
2. Shred ginger. Chop garlic finely.
3. Mix ginger and garlic with oil.
4. Stuff inside of fish with some ginger mixture and spread remaining mixture on fish.
5. Steam on high heat for 8-10 mins till cooked. Discard the fishy and cloudy fish “water” after steaming.
6. Sprinkle light soya sauce on fish.
7. Garnish with spring onion and pepper. Serve hot immediately with rice.

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