Asian Fish Night Food

ASIAN STEAMED FISH

Steps:

• Rinse the fish under cold water and pat dry. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Arrange 4 fillets in a single layer in a glass or enamel pie plate. Top with half each of the scallions and ginger, then lay the remaining 4 fillets on top to make 4 sandwiches. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon soy sauce and refrigerate until ready to cook, or up to 30 minutes.
• Remove the fish from the refrigerator. Fill a wok or large Dutch oven with 2 to 3 inches of water; bring to a boil. Put a large steamer in the wok (the water should not touch the bottom of the steamer). Set the pie plate in the steamer, cover and steam until the fish is cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer the fish to a plate and drizzle with any collected juices.
• Heat the peanut oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining ginger, the garlic, jalapeno, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir-fry 30 seconds. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon soy sauce and remove from the heat. Slice the remaining scallions into matchsticks and scatter over the fish along with the bell pepper. Pour the ginger mixture on top. Serve with rice.

CANTONESE STEAMED FISH

Steps:

• Cut the scallions into 2-inch lengths, and cut the pieces in half lengthwise. Julienne them thinly. Thinly slice about 15g of ginger, and julienne them. Give the cilantro a rough chop. Set the aromatics aside.
• Combine the light soy sauce, salt, sugar and hot water in a small bowl and mix until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Set aside.
• Prepare your steaming set-up, and fill with 1-2 inches of water. Bring to a boil.
• Rinse your fish fillet, and carefully lay it on an oblong heat-proof plate that will fit into your wok or steaming setup. Carefully place it in the steamer, and adjust the heat to medium. The water should be at a slow boil that generates a good amount of steam, but not so high that the water evaporates too quickly.
• Cover and steam for 7-10 minutes depending upon the size and thickness of your fish fillet. If you have extremely small, thin fillets (half an inch), cook for 4-5 minutes. Check for doneness using a butter knife. If it falls easily through the thickest part of the fillet to the bottom of the plate, the fish is done.
• Turn off the heat, and carefully drain any liquid on the plate. Spread about ⅓ of the scallions, ginger, and cilantro on the steamed fish (alternatively, you can wait to do this AFTER adding the sauce).
• To make the sauce, heat a wok or small saucepan to medium high heat, and add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add the remaining ⅔ of the ginger, and fry for 1 minute. Add the white parts of the scallions and cook for 30 seconds.Then add rest of the scallions and cilantro. The mixture should be sizzling.
• Add the soy sauce mixture. Bring the mixture to a bubble, and cook until the scallions and cilantro are just wilted, about 30 seconds.
• Pour this mixture over the fish. If you prefer to add the raw aromatics after adding the sauce, you can do so now, and heat an additional 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil to pour over the raw aromatics. Serve immediately!

ASIAN FISH NIGHT

Steps:

• This sounds like a huge recipe, but because fish cooking time is not long, your main work is cracking and extracting meat from crab legs and claws.
• Method for cod.
• Cut fish into 4 pieces, place fish in an oven proof baking dish or pan. Place 2 slices of ginger on each piece. Pour soy and hoisin over fish and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Bake fish in pre-heated oven 180°C for 8-10 minutes depending on thickness of fillet.
• Remove fish pieces and arrange on a warmed serving dish. Place roasting pan over moderate heat and add sauce ingredients except cornflour. Add a little water to cornflour and mix pour into pan stir until mixture boils and thickens.
• Pour sauce over fish garnish with green onions and serve immediately.
• Method for onion and ginger crab with egg sauce.
• You can leave the crab in shells for time if preferred, I remove the meat from all but 2 claws for ease of eating. It can be messy trying to crack shells once mixed with sauce. Also reserve a few green onions to sprinkle over the top.
• Remove crab meat from legs and claws, save 2 claws to garnish plate.
• Heat some olive oil in a pan or wok and add onions, garlic and ginger stir fry for 1 minute. Add green onions and stir fry for another minute.
• Add soy, chillies, sherry, stock, water and crab meat stir fry 3-4 minutes, add 2 crab claws cook for another minute.
• Beat egg in a bowl and spoon 3-4 tablespoons of sauce into the egg. Add one at a time and mix, this stops the egg from scrambling when added. Pour egg mixture slowly into pan and stir until heated through.
• Place mixture into serving bowl, top with 2 crab claws and sprinkle with green onions.
• Method for Braised Halibut with ginger and green onion.
• Cut fish into 4 pieces.
• Heat some olive oil in a pan or wok, add onions, ginger and garlic stir fry for 30 secs - 1 minute.
• Add soy sauce, sherry, stock and water stir. Simmer fish fillet 7-8 Min's turning each piece once during cooking.
• Remove fish to a warmed serving plate, add a little water to cornflour and pour into sauce, add sugar and stir until mixture boils and thickens pour over fish garnish with green onion and serve immediately.
• Serve fish dishes as is or you can serve with rice, I find rice too filling.