Steamed Fish with Black Beans
1 Whole fish (1-1/2 to 2 lbs) -(sea bass, whitefish, pike, - trout, rock cod) - cleaned and scaled 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 1" piece fresh ginger root - smashed 2 Garlic cloves - roughly ch...
Ingredients
- 1whole fish (1-1/2 to 2 lbs)
- 11" piece fresh ginger root
- 2whole scallions; shredded
- 3sl fresh ginger root; shredded
- 2tb soy sauce
- 2tb chinese rice wine
- 11/2 tb peanut oil
- 1/2ts sesame oil
Directions
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1 Whole fish (1-1/2 to 2 lbs) -(sea bass, whitefish, pike, - trout, rock cod) - cleaned and scaled 1 1/2 ts Salt 1 1" piece fresh ginger roo
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shredded 3 sl Fresh ginger root
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shredded 2 tb Soy sauce 2 tb Chinese rice wine -=OR=- Dry sherry 1 pn Sugar 1 1/2 tb Peanut oil 1/2 ts Sesame oil PLACE THE FISH ON A PLATTE
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Squeeze the chunk of ginger in your hand to extract the juice, letting it sprinkle over the fish
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The ginger must be fresh and you must have strong hands to do this
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as an alternative, use a garlic press.) Chop the garlic and fermented black beans together
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Don't chop too fine or the mixture will become a paste and turn bitter
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Scatter the beans, garlic, shredded scallions and shredded ginger over the fish