# Cantonese-Style Steamed Fish

This Cantonese-Style Steamed Fish is the perfect last-minute recipe for Lunar New Year, requiring few ingredients and less than 30 minutes to prepare from start to finish.

- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Chinese
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 7oz white fleshed fish fillets
- Salt
- Shaoxing wine
- 1 large knob ginger
- 5 scallions
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 3 tbsp neutral oil

## Instructions

1. Season the white fleshed fish fillets with salt and drizzle Chinese cooking wine over them.
2. Peel and thinly julienne a large knob of ginger, and slice a few pieces to lay on the bottom of the plate.
3. Cut scallions into 3-inch segments, saving 4-5 segments for the bottom of the plate and thinly slicing the rest lengthwise.
4. On a plate, create a bed of sliced ginger and scallion segments, then place the fish fillets on top.
5. Steam the fish for 10-12 minutes on medium heat.
6. While the fish is steaming, prepare the sauce by combining soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and water in a small bowl.
7. Remove the steamed fish, draining out all the liquid.
8. Add the julienned ginger and thinly sliced scallions on top of the steamed fish.
9. Pour the prepared sauce over the fish.
10. Heat the neutral oil in a ladle until it is hot, just before it starts to smoke.
11. Pour the hot oil over the aromatics (ginger and scallions) on the fish.
12. Serve the Cantonese-style steamed fish with rice and enjoy.

## Equipment

- knife
- plate
- steamer
- small bowl
- spoon
- ladle

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTrVj8m1c/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9510ee65-b41e-4fee-9ec1-d1c4b69ac7de
- Extracted: 2025-12-13

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