My mom and I saw the fish monger pulling out Buffalo Fish from the tanks. They are quite large so you can often buy halves (split lengthwise). We could still see them twitch as he lay some on the ice. How could we resist such fresh fish? We couldn’t, and when you get such fresh fish, you don’t want to do too much to it. It screams out to be made into Steamed Fish. This classic dish, served at most Chinese restaurants, is a favorite for everyone in my family, and yet it’s so easy, anyone can do it at home.
Let’s talk about the ingredients first:
This dish is simple and really relies on the freshness of all the ingredients. Use the best ginger, scallions, and of course fish, you can find. The key is that the fish must be killed just hours before you eat it!
If you can find Seasoned Soy Sauce for Seafood, use it. If not, you can use regular soy sauce, but it won’t be quite as good.
Chinese Steamed Fish
~4 to 6 servings
- 2 lbs whole Fish or half Fish
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1/4 cup + 3 tablespoons Seasoned Soy Sauce for Seafood
- 1/4 cup thinly sliced ginger
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced on a diagonal
- pinch sugar
Instructions-
1. Steam the fish (time will depend on what type of fish and the size). Remove to serving platter.
2. Heat oil in a small sauce pot on high heat. Add seasoned soy sauce for seafood, ginger, scallion, and sugar. Swirl around for a few seconds. Pout over fish and serve.
Holy fish! this is one of my fav way to prepare fish, EVER. It is just SO flavorful with minimal ingredients to let the freshness and sweetness of the fish really shine through. I MISS this, I haven’t had it in years! Must bother my mom to get me some fresh fish now!
Oh! Seasoned Soy Sauce for Seafood! So that’s the secret! Hmm, must try that. We always learn lots about Chinese cooking from you.
I cooked this years ago for a girlfriend on a very early date. I wanted someething that tasted great, was fairly easy to cook and looked impressive on the table. Something with a bit of ‘wow’ to it. I wanted to cunningly create the impression that I was both a ‘new man’ and some sort of creative food genius.
It worked. Kind of.
We’ve got two kids now, and we’ve been married for coming up to ten years. But I have to cook most of the time.
When I protest, I’m often reminded by J of that fish and the impression it made on her. Well, you can’t win all the time.
Aww! them apples, how cute! They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach but, it works on women too!