Steamed Halibut Fillets, Chinese Style

Steamed Halibut Fillets, Chinese Style
Steamed Halibut Fillets, Chinese Style might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 272 calories, 34g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 22% 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. Head to the store and pick up sugar, asian sesame oil, vegetable oil, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 52 minutes. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Chinese-style Steamed Bass, Steamed Fish, Chinese Style, and Chinese-style Steamed Eggplant with Soy Sauce and Sesame Oil.

Instructions

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In a bowl, whisk together the scallions, soy sauce, vinegar, gingerroot, vegetable oil, 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil, sugar, garlic paste, and red pepper flakes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. In a shallow dish, arrange the halibut fillets in 1 layer, pour the soy sauce mixture over them, and let the fish marinate, covered and chilled, for 30 minutes.
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Arrange a steamer or baking rack in a wide deep kettle and add water to the kettle to reach just below the steamer rack. Put a plate, such as a glass pie plate, at least 1-inch smaller in diameter than the steamer on the rack and place the fish on top. Bring the water to a boil.
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Pour the marinade over the fish.
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Steam the fish, covered, over the boiling water until it just flakes, about 12 minutes, and with oven mitts, remove the steamer from the wok.
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Transfer the fillets carefully to a heated platter and drizzle them with the remaining 1 teaspoon sesame oil and the sauce remaining on the plate.
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Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner

Halibut works really well with Pinot Noir, Pinot Grigio, and Gruener Veltliner. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. One wine you could try is Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 45 dollars.
Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Dragonette Cellars Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
2016 was another in a string of terrific vintages in Santa Barbara. We had another early budbreak, and (unlike 2015) perfect weather during set, allowing for a strong, balanced crop. May, June and July were quite warm and ripening was fairly quick; however, an unseasonably cool August slowed the vines considerably. For the winemaker it was almost ideal, as the grapes were able to complete ripening slowly, without heat spikes, and the grapes maintained excellent acidity. Over a series of cool mornings, we picked each block at near perfect ripeness and balance. The wines appear to have great fruit character, fresh acidity and tannic structure and solid depth. 
DifficultyHard
Ready In52 m.
Servings4
Health Score20
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