Braided Fish Steamed with Ginger and Green Onions

Name: Braided Fish Steamed with Ginger and Green Onions
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: Serves 4 as part of a multi-course meal
Ingredients: 3 teaspoons peeled and minced fresh ginger, divided; 1 tablespoon all-purpose cornstarch; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; 2 green onions, trimmed and cut into thin strips, for garnish; ¼ teaspoon white pepper; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 skinless salmon fillet (about 2 lbs/1 kg), cut into three long ¾-in (2-cm) wide strips (save the trimmings for another use); 1 skinless halibut fillet (about 2 lbs/1 kg), cut into two long ¾-in (2-cm) wide strips (save the trimmings for another use); ½ teaspoon salt; 5 tablespoons oil, divided; ½ teaspoon sugar

Preparation info

Serves
4
as part of a multi-course meal

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
50 min

Appears in

Katie Chin's Everyday Chinese Cookbook

By Katie Chin

Published 2016

About

I remember the exact moment my mother and I got inspired to create this dish. We were visiting Seattle and walking around Pike Place Market when we spotted the most gorgeous salmon and halibut fillets. We were planning for a dinner party that night and wanted to serve both kinds of fish, but we weren’t sure how. My niece Griffin walked by us with a long French braid, and we yelled out in unison, “I know! Let’s braid the fish!” This dish is impressive to behold, and diners l

Ingredients

Fish course
Pescatarian

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