Steamed Sea Bass
Whole sea bass steamed over ginger and scallion, finished with hot oil over herbs and soy.

- prep 10 min
- cook 15 min
- total 25 min
- serves 4
- intermediate
Ingredients
- 1 kg sea bass
- 6 cm ginger
- 6 spring onion
- 4 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 3 tbsp peanut oil
- 20 g cilantro
Steps
- Score the fish on both sides, rub with salt and wine, and rest 10 minutes.
- Lay ginger slices and scallion whites on a heatproof plate, then place the fish on top.
- Steam over rapid boil 10 minutes for a 1 kg fish.
- Pour off the liquid, then top with julienned ginger, scallion greens, and cilantro.
- Heat soy with sugar and pour around the fish.
- Pour smoking peanut oil over the herbs to sizzle.
≈ 380 kcal · 38 g protein · 6 g carbs · 20 g fat — per serving, estimate