Qilin Steamed Sea Bass

Name: Qilin Steamed Sea Bass
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1000 g sea bass (cut off head and tail, split back into 2 large pieces, each cut diagonally into 6 small slices); 6 shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft and cut in half into 12 pieces); 300 g ham; 150 g bamboo shoot slices; 20 g ginger slices; 8 g fine salt; 25 g cooking wine (for marinating the fish); 2 g white pepper (for marinating the fish); 2 g MSG (for marinating the fish); 15 g scallion segments; 15 g sesame oil (for thickening sauce)

A classic Cantonese steamed fish featuring sea bass topped with alternating slices of shiitake mushrooms, ham, and bamboo shoots, presented in an elegant arrangement.

32 min

Easy

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Ingredients

sea bass (cut off head and tail, split back into 2 large pieces, each cut diagonally into 6 small slices) 1000 g

shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft and cut in half into 12 pieces) 6

ham 300 g

bamboo shoot slices 150 g

ginger slices 20 g

fine salt 8 g

cooking wine (for marinating the fish) 25 g

white pepper (for marinating the fish) 2 g

MSG (for marinating the fish) 2 g

scallion segments 15 g

sesame oil (for thickening sauce) 15 g

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients

Cut off the head and tail of the sea bass. Slice the middle section along the back into 2 large pieces, then cut each piece diagonally into 6 small slices. Marinate with fine salt, cooking wine, white pepper, and MSG. Soak the shiitake mushrooms until soft and cut them in half to make 12 pieces.

Arrange and steam

Lay the fish head and tail apart on a serving plate. Form 12 groups, each made of one slice of fish, one piece of mushroom, one slice of ham, and one slice of bamboo shoot. Arrange the groups neatly on the plate, then place it in a steamer and steam for 8 minutes.