Saturday, February 11, 2017

Steamed cod in soy sauce

It has been a long while since I last cooked cod. Bought some frozen cod before the Chinese new year but I didn't have much chance to cook until recently. This is a very simple and easy recipe yet my family loves it. To me, as long as I have fried ginger strips, everything is nice. :)


Ingredients
Cod fish
Ginger
Spring onions

Marinate
Soy sauce
White pepper
Chinese cooking wine

Sauce
~1 tbsp Soy sauce
~ 1 tsp Sugar
A few tbsp of water

Recipe
1. Marinate the cod fish with some soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine and dash of white pepper for at least 5 minutes. Layer the steam dish with some sliced ginger, put the fish on top and cover with some more sliced ginger.
2. Steam the cod until it is fully cooked. I am using an electrical steamer and it takes me approximately 12-15 minutes depending on the cut. (I do not preheat the steamer)
3. While the fish is steaming, cut some ginger into long thin strips and fry them in a saucepan till it turns golden brown. Set the fried ginger strips aside.
4. Using the same saucepan, add in the sauce and let it come to a boil. Do a taste test and adjust the taste to your liking. Turn off the fire.
5. Remove the cod from steamer and discard the steaming liquid. Arrange the cod on your serving plate. Pour the sauce over the cod then arrange the fried ginger strips on it. Garnish with some cut spring onions.


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