Steamed Fish

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 live fish (about 1.5 lb or less)
  • 2 inches ginger (peeled an cut into thin strips)
  • 1 stalk scallion (cut into 2-inch length, and then cut into thin silken threads)
  • some cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoons shaoxing wine or rice wine

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STEAMED FISH SOY SAUCE MIXTURE:

  • 4 tablespoons light soy sauce
  • 2 tablesppons sahoxing wine or rice wine
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/4 tablsepoon sesame oil
  • 3 dashes white pepper powder
  • 2 tablespoons rock sugar (grind into powder form) or to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Clean the fish properly (remove scales, guts, gills, etc.) and pat dry. Blend the soy sauce mixture in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Lay the fish on a plate and drizzle 1 tablespoon sahoxing (or rice) wine on top the fish. Top the fish with 1/2 of the cut ginger strips.
  • Heat up a wok with enough watre for steaming. Wait for the water to boil. As soon as it boils, place your fish inside the wok, propped up with a small inverted bowl or a couple of wooden blocks (meant for steaming). Cover your wok tightly and set your kitchen alarm for 8  minutes.
  • As soon as the fish is done steaming, transfer it out from the wok. Discard the fish water and ginger strips. Lay the remaining ginger strips on top of the fish.
  • Heat up a pan over heat and add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, swirl arround until it's hot. Pour the hot oil over the steamed fish. Put the pan back onto the stove, add the soy sauce mixture and stir well. As soon as the sauce bubbles up and boils, pour the soy sauce over the fish. Topped with scallions and cilantro leaves and serve the steamed fish immediately with white rice.

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