Steamed Fish, Chinese Style

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/2 lbs whole rock fish, cleaned
• 3 green onions, slivered
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 sprig cilantro, chopped coarsely
• 1 head green leaf lettuce, washed & separated

Recipe

• 1 select a fresh rock fish between two and three pounds.
• 2 clean, remove scales, gut and gills.
• 3 traditionally, this dish is served with the fish head intact, but you may decide for yourself and your guests.
• 4 make four or five diagonal slices on each side of the fish and place the fish in a bamboo steamer basket over a wok with boiling water.
• 5 cover.
• 6 steam fish for approximately 10 minutes.
• 7 fish is fully cooked when meat flakes away from the bone with a fork using gentle pressure.
• 8 cooking times vary according to the size of the fish.
• 9 in a separate saucepan, combine the vegetable oil, sesame oil, water and soy sauce.
• 10 heat over medium heat (do not boil).
• 11 place the whole fish on a serving platter atop green lettuce leaves.
• 12 be careful when removing the fish from steamer basket as it will easily break apart.
• 13 sprinkle the chopped cilantro and green onion slivers on the fish and drizzle with the hot soy sauce mixture.
• 14 serve immediately.