Steamed Opah (moonfish)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (6 ounce) opah fillets
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons wine
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, minced
• 1 tablespoon green onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon ginger, minced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons light vegetable oil
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 cup shiitake mushroom, sliced
• 1 tablespoon shoyu
• 1 tablespoon fresh gingerroot, sliced thinly, then finely julienned into shreds
• 1 tablespoon fresh cilantro, minced
• salt, to taste
• pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 to prepare this dish you need a steamer, or you can improvise like the chinese do with a regular covered pot into which you put a bowl upside down with a plate on top.
• 2 season the opah with salt and pepper and marinate in the olive oil and wine for 20 to 30 minutes.
• 3 mix ginger pesto ingredients.
• 4 arrange the fish in your steamer and spread about 1 teaspoon of pesto on each fillet.
• 5 steam for 6 to 8 minutes, or until done.
• 6 serve on top of a dollops of garlic mashed potatoes, surrounded by ginger cream sauce.
• 7 to make the sauce, combine cream, mushrooms, shoyu and ginger.
• 8 bring to a boil, lower heat and let simmer until reduced to the consistency you prefer.
• 9 fold in chinese parsley and adjust seasonings with salt and pepper.