Steamed Striped Bass And Shiitakes With Edamame Food

STEAMED STRIPED BASS AND SHIITAKES WITH EDAMAME

Steps:

• Stir ginger, orange zest and juice, coriander, oil, soy sauce, wine, and scallions in a medium bowl. Season with pepper. Add fish and mushrooms; turn to coat completely. Marinate 10 minutes.
• Fill 2 woks or large pots with about 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil. Brush bottom baskets of two 6-inch, 2-tiered round bamboo steamers with oil. Place 1 fillet and 3 mushrooms in a single layer in each bottom basket; place half the edamame in each top. Cover baskets; carefully set into boiling water. Steam until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 14 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure water doesn't completely evaporate. Sprinkle edamame with salt. Serve in baskets.

SHIITAKE STUFFED STEAMED STRIPED BASS FLASHED WITH CURRY OIL

Steps:

• Score both sides of the bass with a sharp knife. Open bass and lay out skin down. Season well. Spread on a thin layer of shiitakes followed by some ginger and scallions. Fold bass back together and place in steamer lined with napa cabbage leaves. Steam for 10 minutes until fish is fully cooked. Drizzle a little soy syrup and flash with hot curry oil.
• Combine all and reduce at a simmer until a syrup consistency is achieved, about a 60 to 70 percent reduction. Let cool.
• Make paste and slowly add oil. Let stand for 1 hour to settle. Use top, yellow oil for garnish.

STEAMED STRIPED BASS AND SHIITAKES WITH EDAMAME

Steps:

• Stir ginger, orange zest and juice, coriander, oil, soy sauce, wine, and scallions in a medium bowl. Season with pepper. Add fish and mushrooms; turn to coat completely. Marinate 10 minutes.
• Fill 2 woks or large pots with about 1 inch of water. Bring to a boil. Brush the bottom baskets of two 6-inch, 2-tiered round bamboo steamers with oil. Place 1 fillet and 3 mushrooms in a single layer in each bottom basket; place half the edamame in each top. Cover baskets; carefully set into boiling water. Steam until fish is just cooked through, 10 to 14 minutes, checking occasionally to make sure the water doesn't completely evaporate. Sprinkle the edamame with salt. Serve in baskets.

CHINESE STEAMED SEA BASS

Steps:

• Season sea bass with salt.
• Place 1/3 of the spring onions and ginger onto a glass or ceramic plate; cover with sea bass. Scatter remaining spring onions and ginger over the sea bass.
• Bring a wide pot of water to a boil. Set a rack inside the boiling water; place the plate of sea bass on top. Cover pot and steam until sea bass flakes easily with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour out any water that may have collected on the plate.
• Mix soy sauce, chile oil, and sugar together in a small bowl; pour over the sea bass before serving.

STEAMED SEA BASS WITH GINGER AND SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil under a metal or bamboo steamer.
• Sprinkle sea bass with salt, black pepper, and cayenne; place on a piece of parchment paper inside steamer.
• Top with ginger and shiitakes, cover and steam 15 minutes.
• Remove fish and place on a plate. Sprinkle cilantro and green onions on fish; drizzle with juices from parchment.
• In a small sauté pan, heat oil over medium heat for 1 to 2 minutes or until smoking. Pour some oil over each fillet to wilt cilantro and green onions.
• Drizzle plates with soy sauce.

SEARED FISH WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOM RAGOUT

Steps:

• Cut fish in 4 equal portions, season with salt and pepper and brush with 2 tablespoons sesame oil. Set aside. Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Place a wok or large skillet on medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon vegetable oil. Add garlic, ginger, onion and celery and stir-fry until the vegetables soften. Add mushrooms, lower heat to medium and continue to cook about 5 minutes, until mushrooms soften. Stir in the edamame and 5-spice powder. Add soy sauce, vinegar and beer and bring to a simmer. Stir in miso and let it dissolve. Remove from heat. Add salt and pepper if needed.
• Place a heavy ovenproof skillet, preferably cast iron, over high heat. While pan heats, dust the skin of the fish with flour. Add remaining tablespoon of vegetable oil to the pan. Place fish, skin side down, in pan and sear about 5 minutes, until skin browns.
• Turn fish over, place in oven and roast 8 to 10 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillets, until just cooked through. An instant-read thermometer should register about 140 degrees. Remove from oven.
• Reheat mushroom ragout. Add scallions, cilantro and remaining tablespoon of sesame oil. Spoon mixture onto a platter or four dinner plates. Top with the fish, skin side up, and serve.