Steamed Whole Fish Recipe
Ingredients
3 slices fresh roof ginger, peeled and chopped
2 tspn salt
1.25kg small fish (Trout, sole or mackerel, for example)
3 tblspn light soy sauce
1 1/2 tspn sugar
1 tblspn wine vinegar
2 tblspn sunflower oil
2-3 rashers bacon, diced
3-4 large dried chinese mushrooms, soaked for 20 minutes
4 spring onions, chopped
Directions
Combine the ginger and salt and rub over the fish both inside and out.
Leave for 30 minutes, Mix the soy sauce with the sugar, vinegar and oil.
Pour this mixture over the fish and leave for 15 minutes.
Transfer the fish to a heatproof dish and spoon over the marinade.
Sprinkle with the bacon, mushrooms and spring onions.
Place on a rack in a wok containing boiling water or in a steamer and steam vigorously for 12 minutes.
The fish is cooked when it will flake easily using chop- sticks.
Leave for 30 minutes, Mix the soy sauce with the sugar, vinegar and oil.
Pour this mixture over the fish and leave for 15 minutes.
Transfer the fish to a heatproof dish and spoon over the marinade.
Sprinkle with the bacon, mushrooms and spring onions.
Place on a rack in a wok containing boiling water or in a steamer and steam vigorously for 12 minutes.
The fish is cooked when it will flake easily using chop- sticks.