Chinese Style Steamed Fish

Ingredients list for Chinese Style Steamed Fish

• 1 Rohu fish whole
• to taste Sea salt
• to taste Crushed black peppercorns
• 2-3 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 3-4 + for garnishing Fresh red chillies cut into strips,
• 2 inches Ginger cut into juliennes
• 1 stalk Lemon grass cut into thin strips
• 8-10 Garlic cloves sliced,
• 1 Lemon
• 1 tablespoon Sesame oil (til oil)
• 1-2 stalks Spring onion greens cut into strips

Method

1. Preheat oven at 180ºC.
2. Clean the fish and make incisions diagonally on both sides of the fish.
3. 3. Place the fish on an ovenproof plate. Rub sea salt and sprinkle crushed peppercorns on top. Drizzle half the soy sauce and rub the ingredients well on both sides of the fish. Set aside to marinate for 15-20 minutes.
4. Top the marinated fish with half the red chillies, half the ginger juliennes, half the lemongrass, half the garlic, lemon zest and juice of ½ lemon.
5. Cut the remaining half lemon into slices and place them on the fish.
6. Put the plate on a baking tray and fill it with water. Put the tray in preheated oven for 15-20 minutes or till the fish is completely cooked.
7. Heat sesame oil in a non-stick pan till it smokes.
8. Combine remaining ginger juliennes, remaining lemongrass, remaining red chillies, remaining garlic and remaining soy sauce in a bowl. Add the smoking sesame oil and mix well.
9. Drizzle the sesame oil mixture on top of the steamed fish and serve immediately garnished with spring onion greens and red chilli strips.

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