Chinese-style Steamed Bass

Name: Chinese-style Steamed Bass
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 servings chiles; 4 servings fresh ginger; 4 servings garlic; 4 servings ginger; 4 servings limes; 4 servings rice wine; 4 servings salt; 4 servings scallions; 4 servings sea bass; 4 servings sesame oil; 4 servings soy sauce; 4 servings vegetable oil

Chinese-style Steamed Bass might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 437 calories, 33g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet. If you have chiles, rice wine, sesame oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the limes you could follow this main course with the Watermelon Granita as a dessert.

Instructions

Add water to the bottom compartment of a steamer and bring to a boil over high heat.

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Water

Mix the soy sauce, rice wine, and shredded ginger together.

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Rice Wine

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Score the fish with cuts about 1in (2.5cm) and in (6mm) deep on both sides. Rub the fish inside and out with the sesame oil and salt.

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Sesame Oil

Fish

Salt

Dry Seasoning Rub

Scatter one-third of the scallions in a heatproof serving dish and add 2 fish and half of the soy sauce mixture.

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Green Onions

Soy Sauce

Fish

Place in one tier of the steamer. Repeat with another serving dish, one-third of the scallions, and the remaining fish and soy sauce mixture. Cover the steamer and cook for 1012 minutes, until the fish is opaque when pierced with a knife.

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Green Onions

Soy Sauce

Fish

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Knife