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Lemon Steamed Fish

Succulent fish fillets with a predominant flavour of lemon.

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Lemon Steamed Fish
Main Ingredients Boneless fish, Lemon juice
Cuisine American
Course Main Course Seafood
Prep Time 11-15 minutes
Cook time 11-15 minutes
Serve
Taste Tangy
Level of Cooking Easy
Others Non Veg
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Ingredients list for Lemon Steamed Fish

  • 4 slices Boneless fish thick
  • 3 tablespoons Lemon juice
  • 2 Spring onions
  • 1/2 cup White wine (optional)
  • 1 inch piece Ginger sliced
  • 4 cloves Garlic
  • 10-12 Black peppercorns
  • 1/2 stalk Celery chopped
  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 1 Lemon cut into roundels
  • to taste Salt
  • 2 tablespoons Cabbage shredded
  • 1 small Tomato cut into thin strips
  • 1 small Green capsicum cut into thin strips

Method

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  1. Marinate the fish pieces with one teaspoon lemon juice and salt to taste and keep aside. Cut spring onion into round slices and separate the rings.
  2. Cut spring onion into round slices and separate the rings. Mix white wine with spring onion roundels, ginger, whole garlic cloves, black peppercorns, celery, bay leaves, lemon slices, salt and half a cup of water.
  3. Soak fish slices in this marinade and refrigerate for half an hour. Preheat the oven to 220°C.
  4. Transfer fish slices gently into a flat ovenproof dish and pour the marinade over this. Cover with a tight fitting lid or aluminum foil.
  5. Cook in the preheated oven for twelve to fifteen minutes until the fish slices are just cooked.
  6. Alternatively it can be cooked in a steam pot for ten to twelve minutes or microwave oven for four minutes on HIGH.
  7. Serve immediately with the cooking liquor, garnished with cabbage, tomato and green capsicum.
  8. Chef's Tip
  9. Steam the fish with slices of lemon pressed into the flesh for better flavour.

Nutrition Info

Calories 437
Carbohydrates 24.6
Protein 70.9
Fat 6
Other Fiber Vitamin C-109.9mg
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