# 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 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 fish with salt and lightly drizzle Chinese cooking wine over the fish.
2. Peel and julienne ginger as thin as possible, 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. Add the sliced ginger and scallion segments to the bottom of a plate and place the fish on top.
5. Steam the fish for 10 to 12 minutes on medium heat while you make the sauce by combining soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, and water.
6. Remove the fish, draining out all of the liquid, and add the julienned ginger and scallions on top.
7. Pour the sauce over the fish and heat oil right before it starts to smoke.
8. Pour the hot oil over the aromatics and enjoy with rice.

## Equipment

- plate
- steamer
- ladle
- wok

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@derekkchen/video/7465022657117949226?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7550004359083755022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/b817da7b-cc96-43a9-8b74-dd079cd0a3a6
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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