Steamed Pomfret

Name: Steamed Pomfret
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 32 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 Pomfret (cleaned after slaughtering, score 3 horizontal cuts on each side down to the bone); 2 Dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft, stems removed, sliced thin); 2 slices Ham (cut into strips); 1 Scallion whites (cut into strips); 2 slices Ginger (1 slice cut into strips, 1 slice stuffed into the fish cavity); 1 tbsp Cooking wine (drizzled over the fish); Sesame oil (drizzled over the fish), a pinch; 1/2 tbsp Light soy sauce (drizzled over after steaming)

A delicious home-style steamed pomfret dish, scored with decorative crosshatch cuts and steamed with shiitake mushrooms, ham, and shredded ginger.

32 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Pomfret (cleaned after slaughtering, score 3 horizontal cuts on each side down to the bone) 1

Dried shiitake mushrooms (soaked until soft, stems removed, sliced thin) 2

Ham (cut into strips) 2 slices

Scallion whites (cut into strips) 1

Ginger (1 slice cut into strips, 1 slice stuffed into the fish cavity) 2 slices

Cooking wine (drizzled over the fish) 1 tbsp

Sesame oil (drizzled over the fish) a pinch

Light soy sauce (drizzled over after steaming) 1/2 tbsp

Instructions

Prepare the fish

After slaughtering the pomfret, wash it clean, score 3 horizontal cuts on each side down to the bone, pat dry, and arrange on a plate.

Prepare the garnishes

Remove the stems from the shiitake mushrooms and slice them thinly; cut the ham, scallion whites, and 1 slice of ginger into strips.

Steam

Stuff 1 slice of ginger into the fish cavity, sprinkle the ingredients from step (2) over the fish, drizzle with cooking wine and sesame oil, then steam over water for about 20 minutes.