Succulent Steamed Fish Fillets

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    as part of a multicourse meal
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites From Dim Sum to Kung Pao

By Bee Yinn Low

Published 2011

  • About

The Chinese love steamed fish, especially steamed whole fish with its head and tail intact. I love steamed fish in its full body glory, but sometimes I find it a hassle to serve at home. First of all, it’s not easy to find a live or fresh enough fish for steaming. Secondly, for a truly awesome Cantonese-style steamed fish, only certain fish are suitable—for example: rock cod and grouper, which are hard to find even though I live close to many Asian markets.

As a result, I sta