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Steamed Sea Bass or Red Snapper

By Dorothy Lee

Do not attempt this dish unless the fish is very fresh. Steaming is used only for fresh, delicately flavored fish.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 4

Ingredients

3 to 4 tung uk (chinese dried mushroom)
1 sea bass or red snapper, about 1 1/2 pounds
1 teaspoon of salt
3 to 4 slices Smithfield ham or 3 slices fat pork or 2 slices of bacon
1 small canned bamboo shoot
2 scallions
3 slices fresh ginger
1 tablespoon sherry

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Wash and clean tung ku. Soak in hot water for 20 minutes until softened. Drain and save 1 tablespoon of the liquid. Remove stem and cut into shreds.

    Step 2

    Scale and clean fish. Keep the head and tail on if you want to serve the fish real Chinese style. Be sure fish is at room temperature. Cut slashes on 45 angle at inch intervals on both sides. Rub the fish both inside and outside with salt. Cut ham, bamboo shoot, scallions and ginger into fine shreds. Place fish on a serving plate or Pyrex plate. Spread tung ku, bamboo shoot , scallion, ginger and ham shreds over fish. Mix sherry with 1 tablespoon tung ku liquid and pour over fish. Steam over vigorously boiling water for 10 minutes. Test the meat in slashes. If meat flakes from the bone, it's done. Otherwise steam 5 more minutes. Garnish with Chinese parsley.

TagsSnapperFishSeafoodHamMeatBaconCured MeatMushroomVegetableSea BassBassMainDinnerNut FreeDairy FreeGluten FreeWeeknight MealsSteam
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