Steamed Tilapia Fish

Name: Steamed Tilapia Fish
Ingredients: 1 tilapia fillets or 1 freshwater fish fillet; 1/4 cup thinly sliced gingerroot; 1/4 cup finely chopped garlic; 1 stalk spring onion, 1 inch each; 2 tablespoons shaoshing Chinese wine; 1 tablespoon light soya sauce; 1 tablespoon salt; 1/2 tablespoon sugar; 8 dried chilies; 3 liters boiling water

10 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 tilapia fillets or 1 freshwater fish fillet
1/4 cup thinly sliced gingerroot
1/4 cup finely chopped garlic
1 stalk spring onion, 1 inch each
2 tablespoons shaoshing Chinese wine
1 tablespoon light soya sauce
1 tablespoon salt
1/2 tablespoon sugar
8 dried chilies
3 liters boiling water

Directions

1

Clean the fish on the inside as well as outside. De-scaleS the fish.
2

Make 3 long diagonal cuts on its body.
3

Sprinkle salt evenly throughout on both its sides. Don't miss the top of its head and the cuts.
4

Insert ginger slices into the cuts and inside its guts.
5

Sprinkle some garlic and the spring onions onto aluminium foil then place fish over the garlic and into a steamer.
6

Pour in cooking wine and the rest of the ingredients for sauce on and around the fish.
7

Make sure water is already boiling. If so, steam for 20 minutes. Otherwise, 25-30 minutes.
8

Enjoy!