Shanghai Steamed Fish
A traditional Shanghai steamed dish with fresh fish as the main ingredient, paired with shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoot slices, and ham slices. The fish is tender with a rich, fragrant aroma.
Ingredients
Fresh fish (scaled, gills removed, cleaned)
1
Ginger slices
25 g
Shiitake mushrooms
25 g
Shaoxing wine
15 g
Sugar
to taste
Fine salt
to taste
MSG
to taste
Bamboo shoot slices
to taste
Cooked ham slices
to taste
Sesame oil (drizzled after cooking)
to taste
White pepper
a pinch
Instructions
1
Prepare the Fish
Scale the fish, remove the gills, and clean out the insides.
2
Season and Steam
Place the fish on a plate. Top with scallions, ginger slices, shiitake mushrooms, bamboo shoot slices, and ham slices. Combine the Shaoxing wine, sugar, fine salt, MSG, and white pepper, then spread the mixture over the fish. Steam over high heat for about 15 minutes. Remove from the steamer, drizzle with sesame oil, and serve.
