Easy Classic Hong Kong Style Steamed Whole Fish
Steamed Fish: From Weekday Dinners To Parties
Chinese Steamed Fish is perfect for dinner parties or even weeknight dinners. Making steam fish can seem intimidating, but trust me it’s super easy. Ready in less than 30 minutes, this healthy, delicious Steamed Whole Fish is a recipe you don’t want to miss out on! With ginger, green onion, and a whole fish, this recipe can’t get any simpler.
If you are cooking for a smaller group, you can also use the same sauce mixture on fish filets instead of a whole fish. However, if you are making this for Lunar New Year for a group, definitely get a whole fish as you want to have an “entire year” for good luck.
Steamed Whole Fish: Abundance and Surplus for New Years
Have you ever wondered why Chinese Steamed Fish is always served on lunar new year? Chinese Steamed Fish is a traditional dish that brings an abundance of wealth in the new year. A famous saying, “年年有鱼” is a play on word that means by having fish, you will have surplus overflowing every year.
For extra luck, make sure always to have the head of the fish facing the eldest person in the room. On New Year’s Dinner, make sure to leave half of the fish for the next day, so you’ll have a surplus all year!
The Perfect Steamed Fish Sauce
You will never believe that with just a few simple ingredients, you can make restaurant-style Chinese Steamed Fish from the comfort of your own home!
The secret for delicious steamed fish is the savory and slightly sweet sauce combined with hot oil poured over a perfectly steamed fish. The sauce seasons the fish while the hot oil releases the ginger and scallion aromas.
For the sauce, you must be using HIGH-QUALITY Soy Sauce for the best flavor! Look for soy sauces that are rich in flavor, color, and aroma, which can help enhance the sweetness of the fish. I like LKK Premium Soy Sauce as it is made from PREMIUM soybeans, and it is affordable and easy to access. LKK also has a steamed fish specific soy sauce that is lighter and less intense.
What Fish To Use For Steamed Whole Fish
Today, I am using pink tilapia to make my steamed fish. You can also use any white fish of your choice. Some of my favorites are rockfish, black cod, and black tilapia.
You may need to adjust the cooking time depending on the size of your fish. Generally speaking, for 1-1.5 lb, you will cook the fish for 10-12 minutes, and for 1.5-2, you will cook for 15-20 minutes. If you can easily remove the meat off the bone, then the fish is cooked.
Steamed Whole Fish Ingredients
- 1 Whole Fish (~2lb)
- 8 Green Onion
- 6 thin slices of Ginger
- 2 tbsp of Chinese Cooking Wine
- 1/4 cup of Oil
- 4 tbsp of LKK Premium Soy Sauce
- 3 tbsp of Sugar
How To Make Steamed Whole Fish
- Stuff 2 stocks of green onion and 3 thin slices of ginger in the fish.
- Pour on 2 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine and steam for 20 minutes.
- Thinly julienne green onions and slice up the rest of the ginger.
- Heat 1/4 cup of oil. In the meantime, in a bowl, mix soy sauce and sugar.
- Once the fish is cooked, transfer the fish onto a new serving plate and remove all the stuffing. Place green onion and ginger on top of the fish and pour on the sauce.
- Drizzle on hot oil all over the green onion, cilantro, and ginger, then garnish with some more green onion.
Easy Classic Hong Kong Style Steamed Whole Fish
By Tiffy Cooks
Ingredients
- 1 Whole Fish around 2 lb, cleaned, can be tilapia, rockfish, or any white fish you like.
- 8 Green Onion
- 6 slices Ginger thin
- 2 tbsp Chinese Cooking Wine
- 1/4 cup Oil
Steamed Fish Sauce
- 4 tbsp LKK Premium Soy Sauce
- 3 tbsp Sugar
Instructions
- Stuff 2 stocks of green onion and 3 thin slices of ginger in the fish.
- Pour on 2 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine and steam for 20 minutes.
- Thinly julienne green onions and slice up the rest of the ginger.
- Heat 1/4 cup of oil. In the meantime, in a bowl, mix soy sauce and sugar.
- Once the fish is cooked, transfer the fish onto a new serving plate and remove all the stuffing. Place green onion and ginger on top of the fish and pour on the sauce.
- Drizzle on hot oil all over the green onion and ginger, then garnish with some more green onion.
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