Indulge in the delicate flavors of steamed sea bass, a culinary masterpiece that showcases the natural sweetness of the fish while allowing its subtle nuances to shine through. Enhanced with the aromatic duo of scallions and ginger, this dish promises a symphony of flavors that will tantalize your taste buds. Steamed sea bass is a healthy and flavorful dish that is perfect for a light and refreshing meal. It is also incredibly easy to make, requiring just a few simple ingredients and minimal preparation time. In this article, we will provide you with two variations of steamed sea bass recipes: a classic Cantonese-style recipe and a more contemporary Vietnamese-inspired recipe. Both recipes utilize the power of steam to gently cook the sea bass, preserving its delicate texture and allowing the flavors of the aromatics to permeate the fish. Whether you prefer the classic elegance of the Cantonese-style recipe or the vibrant, herbaceous notes of the Vietnamese-inspired recipe, you are sure to find a steamed sea bass dish that will satisfy your cravings.
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CANTONESE STEAMED FISH
Cantonese steamed fish is often served as one of the courses in a Chinese banquet, but it's also an easy meal to make on any weeknight at home with just a few ingredients.
Provided by Bill
Categories Fish and Seafood
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 9
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!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 239 kcal, Carbohydrate 3 g, Protein 19 g, Fat 17 g, SaturatedFat 12 g, Cholesterol 64 mg, Sodium 924 mg, Fiber 1 g, Sugar 1 g, ServingSize 1 serving
STEAMED STRIPED BASS WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
Steps:
- For the striped bass: Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray the bottom of a large baking dish with the cooking spray.
- Rinse the fish with cold water and pat it dry. Place it in the prepared baking dish. Season the fish with salt and white pepper. Scatter the sliced mushrooms in the dish. Sprinkle the sliced ginger over the fish and arrange the baby bok choy pieces around the fish, like a frame.
- For the sauce: Stir together the soy sauce, chicken bouillon powder, Shaoxing rice wine, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl. Pour this sauce over the fish, which will convert to aromatic steam, cooking the fish.
- Pull a tight layer of plastic wrap over the baking dish and cover tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake until the fish reaches an internal temperature of 130 to 135 degrees F; the fish should flake apart gently, and the center should just be turning opaque, 15 to 18 minutes.
- For after steaming: Check to see that the fish is done. Place the scallions on top of the fish and replace the foil to retain heat and moisture.
- Combine the canola and sesame oils in a small saucepan and heat them to high until just smoking, about 2 minutes. Remove the foil and carefully drizzle the hot oil over the scallions and fish--it will sizzle. Finish by spooning the sauce over the fish.
STEAMED STRIPED BASS WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
Steps:
- Arrange a steamer rack or an inverted pie plate in a deep 12-inch skillet and add 3 cups water to skillet. Cover skillet and bring water to a boil.
- Pat fillets dry and arrange on a heatproof plate that will fit into skillet with 1 inch clearance around plate. Sprinkle ginger and 1/4 cup scallions evenly on top of fish. Stir together soy sauce and oil in a small bowl and drizzle evenly over fillets. Carefully transfer plate with fish to rack in skillet and cover tightly, then steam over moderately high heat until fish is just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes. Carefully remove plate from skillet and sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup scallions.
STEAMED SEA BASS WITH GINGER AND CHINESE MUSHROOMS
Provided by Food Network
Categories main-dish
Time 25m
Yield 2 to 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Fill a wok three-quarters of the way up with water and place over high heat. Bring the water to a simmer.
- Place the fish on a plate. Cut 5 or 6 slits into the skin on both sides. Sprinkle the fish with salt and ground white pepper.
- Place a few pieces of ginger into the slits of the fish, and then stuff the cavity with the remaining ginger and the shiitake mushrooms. Pour the rice wine over the fish, place the fish in a bamboo steamer and close the lid.
- Place the steamer over the simmering water in the wok and steam until the fish is cooked and the flesh flakes apart with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.
- After 10 minutes, sprinkle the scallions and sliced wild mushrooms on top of the fish and steam for 2 minutes more before serving. Serve immediately with the rice.
- Cook's Note: Also pairs well with a side of stir-fried vegetables such as bok choy or kai lan.
ASIAN STEAMED FISH
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Time 45m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
WHOLE BLACK BASS WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
A whole fish, representing abundance, is almost always included on the celebratory Chinese table. Ours is flavored only lightly, with ginger and scallions, so as not to overpower the fresh taste of the fish.
Categories Wok Ginger Onion Bake Quick & Easy Lunar New Year Bass Healthy
Yield Makes 8 servings (as part of a Chinese meal)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F. Put baking dish in roasting pan.
- Rinse fish and pat dry, then rub inside and out with salt. Transfer to baking dish and sprinkle with scallion strips (white and pale green) and ginger.
- Stir together soy sauce and sugar until sugar is dissolved, then pour over fish. Add enough boiling-hot water to roasting pan to reach halfway up side of baking dish. Oil a large sheet of heavy-duty foil, then tent foil (oiled side down) over fish and tightly seal around roasting pan. Carefully transfer roasting pan to oven and bake until fish is just cooked through, 30 to 35 minutes.
- While fish bakes, cut enough scallion greens diagonally into very thin slices to measure 1/2 cup (reserve remainder for another use).
- Just before serving, remove foil from fish and sprinkle with scallion greens. Heat wok over high heat until a bead of water vaporizes instantly. Pour oil around side of wok, then tilt wok to swirl oil, coating side, and heat until smoking. Remove from heat and immediately pour oil over scallion greens and fish.
STEAMED FISH WITH SCALLIONS AND GINGER
This is a beautiful entertaining course to "wow" your guests. It's also an extremely healthy, family-style meal.
Provided by Anita Lo
Categories main-dish
Time 20m
Yield 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Peel and julienne the ginger. Trim and slice the scallions on a bias. Place in shallow, heatproof dish large enough to hold the fish.
- Make sure the fish is clean of scales and snip off the sharp spines with kitchen shears.
- Score the fish on both sides on a bias at 2-inch (5cm) intervals, down to the bone. Season lightly with salt and pepper inside and out. Place the fish in the dish and disperse the scallion whites (reserve the greens for garnish) and ginger on top, underneath, and inside the fish. Add the soy sauce, peanut oil, sesame oil and the sugar.
- Place the dish with the fish set on a rack above simmering water in a wide, shallow pan with a tight fitting lid. Cook until a small knife or skewer can be easily inserted into the thickest part of the body of the fish, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the pan, sprinkle with scallion greens and serve immediately.
STEAMED BLACK BASS WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
Stacking fish and vegetables in a multilevel steamer lets you cook everything simultaneously. Red snapper or trout are good alternatives to black bass.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Seafood Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Whisk together soy sauce and sesame oil in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Cut a few slits into the fish on both sides using a sharp paring knife. Transfer to dish; turn to coat.
- Toss ginger with scallions; stuff some into each fish cavity. Spread remaining mixture on top of fish. Let stand, covered, spooning marinade over fish often, for 30 minutes.
- Bring water to a boil in a large skillet or wok. Arrange red onion on bottom layer of a 12-inch bamboo steamer. Remove fish from marinade with ginger-scallion mixture still on top, and arrange side by side on onion; reserve marinade. Spread sweet potato and Broccolini on separate sides of the top layer.
- Set stacked steamer in skillet. Steam, covered, until fish is cooked through and vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, bring marinade to a boil in a small saucepan. Cook until reduced by half. Strain through a fine sieve. Serve fish and vegetables with reduced sauce.
STEAMED SEA BASS
Try this steamed sea bass with fragrant Asian ingredients as the centrepiece for a Chinese menu. Steaming ensures the fish stays moist and flakes apart
Provided by Elena Silcock
Categories Dinner, Fish Course, Main course
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Put half the ginger in the cavity of the fish, then lay it on foil. Pull the sides of the foil up around the fish to create a foil bowl, then add 1 tbsp water (this will steam the fish), seal and cook in the oven for 15-20 mins or a large bamboo steamer until the fish is flaking apart.
- Transfer to a serving platter, leaving the juices in the foil. Heat the soy sauces, oil and palm sugar in a saucepan with 1 tbsp water until boiling and bubbling. Top the fish with the spring onion, chilli, most of the coriander and the rest of the ginger. Pour the hot liquid over the fish to 'cook' the aromatics on top. Scatter over any leftover coriander stalks to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 331 calories, Fat 20 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 2 grams sugar, Protein 35 grams protein, Sodium 1.4 milligram of sodium
STEAMED FISH WITH GINGER AND SCALLIONS
This is a classic preparation for a whole steamed fish. Serving whole fish during Chinese New Year symbolizes the wish for prosperity throughout the year.
Provided by Hsiao-Ching Chou
Categories Dinner Seafood Fish Bass Snapper Ginger Green Onion/Scallion Soy Sauce Wine Lunar New Year Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Steam Healthy
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Set up your steamer over high heat.
- Score the fish, gently making three to four cuts along the body of the fish on both sides, starting from the dorsal fin to the belly. The cuts should be deep enough that you can stuff them with some ginger and onions. Sprinkle the salt in the slits on both sides to help flavor the fish. Gently place half of the onions and ¼ cup of the ginger into the slits.
- In a small pot over medium-high heat, combine the soy sauce, wine, oil, and the remaining onions and ¼ cup ginger. Heat to a boil and then reduce the heat to low. Keep the sauce over low heat while the fish steams.
- Place the fish in a steam-proof dish, such as a pie plate, that fits in your steamer. The dish should be deep enough to let the sauce pool at the bottom. Steam the fish for 10 to 15 minutes, depending on the size of the fish. To check for doneness, turn off the heat. Carefully lift the lid of the steamer. Using the tip of a sharp knife, gently probe the flesh at the meatiest part of the fish. If it is opaque and flakes, then the fish is done steaming. If it looks underdone, then close the lid and steam over high heat for up to 5 minutes more.
- Remove the dish from the steamer and drizzle the soy sauce mixture over the fish. Garnish with cilantro. Serve with rice as a part of a meal.
STEAMED FISH WITH SCALLIONS AND GINGER
Chinese-style whole fish steamed with scallions and ginger.
Provided by Anita Lo
Categories Ginger Onion Vegetable Steam Low Cal Dinner Seafood Bass Salmon Healthy Soy Sauce Self Lunar New Year Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Tree Nut Free Kosher
Yield Makes 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Position oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven. Heat oven to 450°. Place a long piece of aluminum foil on a large, shallow baking sheet (foil should be longer than sheet); repeat with another baking sheet; place 1 whole fish on each sheet. Season each fish on both sides with salt and pepper. Whisk remaining ingredients in a bowl; spoon over each fish. Seal foil loosely around each fish to create a somewhat roomy pocket. Bake 10 minutes per inch of thickness of fish at its thickest part (typically 20 to 25 minutes for a 2-inch-thick fish). Remove foil and serve with juices.
STEAMED SEA BASS, CANTONESE STYLE
Provided by Michael Tong
Categories Wine Wok Fish Garlic Ginger Steam Dinner Seafood Bass White Wine Summer Winter Party Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Kosher
Yield Makes 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Rinse the fish inside and out with 1/4 cup of wine.
- 2. Select a round or oval platter that's large enough to hold the fish but will fit inside the top of a steaming utensil. This could be a traditional Chinese bamboo or metal steamer, or a Western-style clam steamer.
- 3. Place the fish on the platter and set platter in the top of the steamer. Cover and steam over boiling water 10 to 15 minutes.
- 4. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce base by combining the 2 tablespoons of wine, garlic, scallions, ginger, and sugar in a small bowl.
- 5. Check fish for doneness. When cooked, the flesh will be white and pull easily from the bones. Remove the platter and pour off the liquid that has accumulated around the fish.
- 6. Heat the oil in a wok or saucepan, and when it is hot, add the sauce base. Cook, stirring until the sauce boils.
- 7. Pour soy sauce over the sea bass first, and then pour the boiled sauce over the fish. Serve immediately.
STEAMED WHOLE FISH WITH GINGER, SCALLIONS, AND SOY
Provided by Charles Phan
Categories Fish Ginger Steam Dinner Seafood Soy Sauce Green Onion/Scallion Sugar Conscious Pescatarian Dairy Free Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Kosher
Yield Serves 2 to 4 as part of a multicourse meal
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. Rinse the fish in cold water and pat dry with paper towels. Season the fish inside and out with salt and pepper. Place the fish on a heatproof plate that is both large enough to accommodate it (a glass pie plate works well) and will also fit inside your steamer, bending the fish slightly if it is too long. Stuff half of the ginger inside the cavity of the fish and spread the remaining ginger on top of the fish.
- 2. Pour water into a wok or stockpot and set a steamer in the wok or on the rim of the stockpot. Make sure the water does not touch the bottom of the steamer. Bring the water to a boil over high heat.
- 3. Place the plate holding the fish in the steamer, cover, and steam for about 8 minutes, until the fish flakes easily when tested with the tip of a knife.
- 4. While the fish is steaming, in a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, wine, and 1 tablespoon of water. Set aside.
- 5. When the fish is ready, carefully remove the plate from the steamer and pour off any accumulated liquid. Lay the scallion and cilantro along the top of the fish. In a small sauté pan, heat the oil over high heat until it is hot but not smoking. Remove the oil from the heat and pour it directly over the scallion and cilantro to "cook" them. Drizzle the soy mixture over the fish and serve immediately.
QUICK OVEN ROASTED GINGER SCALLION LIME SEA BASS
A twist on an epicurious.com recipe. So quick and flavorful. Serve with jasmine rice or some type of asian green such as bok choy.
Provided by TheBostonBean
Categories Bass
Time 25m
Yield 2-3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Pre heat oven to 500°F.
- Mix first 5 ingredients and 3 tsp of oil. Season with pepper or salt if needed.
- Brush oven proof glass dish with 2 tsp oil.
- Arrange fish in dish.
- Spoon sauce over fish, leaving enough to drizzle over when serving.
- Roast fish for 12 minutes until opaque.
- Top with remaining sauce.
Tips:
- Choose the freshest sea bass possible. Look for fish with bright, clear eyes, firm flesh, and a mild, briny smell.
- Use a variety of scallions. Green onions add a mild onion flavor, while Chinese chives (also known as garlic chives) add a more pungent flavor.
- Don't overcrowd the steamer. If you're using a bamboo steamer, make sure there's enough space between the fish fillets so that they can steam evenly.
- Don't overcook the fish. Steamed sea bass is best when it's cooked just until it's opaque and flakes easily with a fork. Overcooked fish will be tough and dry.
- Serve the fish immediately. Steamed sea bass is best enjoyed hot out of the steamer. You can garnish it with additional scallions, ginger, and cilantro.
Conclusion:
Steamed sea bass with scallions and ginger is a light, healthy, and flavorful dish that's perfect for a weeknight meal. It's also a great way to showcase the delicate flavor of sea bass. With a few simple ingredients and a little bit of time, you can create a delicious and impressive meal that your family and friends will love.
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