Chinese Steamed Fish With Black Bean Sauce
A simple and delicious dish of tender Chinese golden pomfret perfectly steamed with just a few handy ingredients.
Ingredients
- 450 Grams Whole Golden Pomfret
- 1 Tbsp Salted Black Beans
- 1 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 1 Tbsp Minced Ginger
- 1 Tsp Sugar
- 1 Tsp Chili Garlic Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Oil Divided
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 2 Green Onions Chopped
Instructions
- Clean and cut the fish horizontally into 4 pieces, pat dry with a paper towel.
- Put salt onto the fish and place them into a dish.
- Rinse the salted black beans, drain, and roughly chopped them.
- Add the minced garlic and ginger, sugar, and 1 tsp oil to the salted black beans and mix well.
- Spoon the mixture evenly onto the fish, and drizzle the rest of the oil over the fish.
- Bring some water to a boil in a wok and put the fish onto the steaming rack.
- Cover and steam on high heat for 8 minutes.
- Sprinkle the green onions over the fish.
Notes
1. Frozen golden pomfret is used in this recipe. Frozen fish can be fresh too! Just pick one that is vacuum sealed properly, and the fish eyes are not red.
2. Golden pomfret is easy to clean, it has no scales, and there are no fine bones. By cutting the fish into big pieces the salted black bean mixture is spooned directly onto the meat of the fish and so increases the flavor. Besides, it also makes serving easier.
3. The golden pomfret is one type of fish that retains its taste and texture very well even when it is not steamed whole. If the steaming whole is preferred, spoon the salted black bean mixture onto the belly of the fish as well as on top and steam for 10 minutes.