Steamed Blue Eye with Black Beans

The flavours of this dish are similar to the steamed snapper with ginger and spring onion, except that the introduction of black beans really kicks the intensity along. When I’m cooking this at home, I often add a few chopped red chillies to really spark things up. I know that a lot of cookbooks advise you to wash the black beans, but I believe it takes away too much of their flavour. Again though, look for balance — if this is too strong for you, just add fewer beans. As an easy steamed di