Steamed Fish with Ginger

Name: Steamed Fish with Ginger
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 1 whole snapper or sea bass 600g cleaned; 4cm fresh ginger, julienned; 4 spring onions, julienned; 3 tbsp light soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 handful fresh coriander

Cantonese whole steamed fish with ginger, spring onions and a dramatic pour of hot sizzling soy oil.

Total time

30 min

Prep

15 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Asian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1whole snapper or sea bass 600g cleaned

4cmfresh ginger, julienned

4spring onions, julienned

3 tbsplight soy sauce

1 tspsugar

3 tbspvegetable oil

1 tbspsesame oil

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Score fish 3 times on each side, season with salt.

Place half the ginger inside the cavity and under the fish.

Steam fish over boiling water 10-12 minutes until just cooked.

Mix soy sauce and sugar, pour over fish.

Scatter remaining ginger, spring onions and coriander over fish.

Heat vegetable oil and sesame oil in a small pan until smoking.

Pour sizzling oil over fish — it will crackle dramatically. Serve immediately with rice.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

142

Protein

1.5g

Fat

13.7g

Carbs

Fiber

0.7g

Sodium

676mg

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