Whole Steamed Sea Bass

serves ?

(The fish must be cooked and eaten whole, with no ‘luck-cutting-knives involved’ - symbolising a profitable year ahead…)

Total Prep & Cooking time: 15 minutes

Preparation:

1. Make sure the fish is gutted, de-scaled and the gills removed
2. Place the fish in a suitable steaming dish
3. Place the ginger slices on top of the fish and inside it’s cavity
4. Keep spring onion aside in a small prep bowl

Cooking:

1. Bring a large steaming pan to boil on high heat
2. Once the water is boiling vigorously, place the fish on the steamer and cover
3. Steam fish using timings below
4. Once the fish is cooked, take immediately off the heat
*the meat should just fall off the bone once cooked

Steaming Time: Small Fish (200-400g) : 7-8 minutes, Medium Fish(400g-700g) : 9-10 minutes, Large Fish(>700g) : 10-15 minutes

Serving
1. Heat 2 tbsp vegetable oil in frying pan until smoking hot
2. Sprinkle the spring onion over the top of the cooked fish
3. Carefully pour the smoking hot oil over the top of the fish and serve
4. Add a 2 tbsp of light soy sauce