Steamed Whole Fish With Salted Plums

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 small red snapper or 1 small butterfish, cleaned and cut diagonal lines on the sides
• 4 pieces canned shiitake mushrooms, sliced thinly
• 1/2 piece bean curd, cut into small pieces
• 3 slices ginger, cut into thin strips
• 1 sprig coriander, chopped
• 2 pieces canned salted plums, meshed and with seed removed
• 2 tablespoons salted plum liquid
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon light soy sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil (optional)
• 3/4 cup water

Recipe

• 1 rub fish with salt.
• 2 arrange some of the ginger, corrianders, beancurd and mushrooms in a deep plate.
• 3 place fish into the plate on top of the ingredients.
• 4 arrange the remaining ginger, corrianders, beancurd and mushrooms on top of the fish.
• 5 mix meshed salted plums, salted plums liquid, salt, soy sauce, sesame oil and water together and pour over the fish.
• 6 steam the fish in a steamer for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 7 serve hot.