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| Chinese Steamed Fish |
By:
Jamie Hanson |
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Lots of fans of Chinese cooking simply enjoy a dish of fresh fish, steamed and garnished with soy sauce, shredded ginger, cilantro leaves and scallions. To them, having a plate of hot white rice served with steamed fish drizzled in soy sauce is totally gratifying and divine.
If you (are a fan of. The soft, delicate and tender flesh and the way the fish cheeks end up having a lightly soft texture and consistency when the fish is cooked in this way is totally yummy. Trout, rockfish (grouper) and yellowtail snapper are some examples of white fish that are usually used to make steamed fish.
It may seem easy, but it is actually hard to produce a good quality restaurant style steamed fish dish without knowing the right techniques or skills. But luckily with this guide and recipe and some little suggestions provided by an experienced Chinese chef, you can now recreate a great restaurant-quality steamed fish with little effort in your home.
Step One: Try to buy right-out-of- the-tank fish because the fresher the fish, the better the result will be.
Step Two: Put some pieces of shredded ginger and scallions with the fish while steaming to remove the fishy smell. Get a kitchen cooking timer and set it for 8 minutes if you are steaming a small fish and Ten minutes if you are steaming a large fish. You may have to use some judgment here-- maybe even a little trial and error to get it perfect.
Third Step: After steaming, throw away the ginger/scallions and cloudy "water" remaining. Many people believe this water should be kept with the fish dish, but using it can cause the fish taste fishy, or even bitter.
Fourth Step: Dissolve some rock sugar in the soy sauce. Rock sugar enhances the flavor of the soya sauce, making it so good that you can literally eat it alone with plain white rice.
Fifth Step: Garnish the fish with some ginger shreds. Heat up some oil, pour the oil over the fish to give your fish that appetizing sheen. Now, top it off with the delicious soy sauce mixture and spring onions and/or cilantro leaves.
Are you a fan of Chinese dishes? Take a look at our large archive of Chinese recipes and Chinese fish recipes for more tasty Chinese food dishes. |
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