Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Mum's Recipe: Steam Pomfret (Ikan Bawal)


This is about the simplest dish to cook but because it has to be eaten when the fish is just taken out of the steamer, mum will only cook this dish when she is sure that the family will turn up for dinner on time. Over steaming will make the fish texture turn "rough". Fish must not only be fresh, but also taste fresh (i.e. the flesh must be smooth and soft). We normally have this dish during Chinese New Year's reunion dinners in the past but since my dad passed on, we have decided to have our reunion dinners at restaurants, just to safe mum from all that effort having to go to the market and cooking for us.

I did this one time and following closely to mum's instructions, I must say it turned out alright.

Ingredients

1 pomfret 500g - 800g (I managed to get a bawal emas from Carrefour)
2 inches of young ginger (shredded)
20 pieces of wolfberries
2 stalks of spring onions or chinese parsley

2 tbsp of light soya sauce *
1 tbsp of oyster sauce*
1 tsp of sesame oil*
1 tsp of hua diao wine*

* seasonings for the fish

Method

Clean fish of all innards and cut slits onto the body of the fish
Prepare the steamer or wok, ready for steaming
Place the fish on a plate and cover it with the wolfberries and shredded ginger
Once the water is boiling in the steamer, place the fish in the steamer and steam it for about 15 minutes (fish is cooked when the eyes popped)
Remove it from the steamer and pour in the seasonings*
Sprinkle with spring onions or chinese parsley

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Anonymous said...

When the pomfret is fresh, this is probably the best way to cook it :D

twosuperheroes said...

what are wolf berries, Chef Y? And can this "1 tsp of hua diao wine" be replaced with anything or is it a compulsory thingee? :p

Anonymous said...

wolfberries, u can go to any chinese erbal shop or those herbal stalls in the market and ask for "kei chi" - this is cantonese ... its red - tiny tiny pieces, and u can eat it right away ... good for the eyes ...

Unknown said...

pablopabla: oh yes..and I really prefer my fish steamed than fried...unless they are the tiny fishies..that one you can fry until the bones also can be eaten..yumm

superheroes : earl-ku gave us the chinese name for wolfberries..they are tiny red things that we normally find in chinese soups :)

earl-ku: thank you for dropping in and the comment..hugz!

Babe_KL said...

wahh yummy... i hungry d... opps no wonder, its lunch time liau!

twosuperheroes said...

oh..kei chi heh...didn't know they are good for the eyes...then I should take more of those! Can go blind sitting in front of the pc all day long... :p

Unknown said...

yaya..me also..as i love reading blogs...must buy them by the barrels :)

Unknown said...

hehe we always eat this at home in hong kong...courtesty of mama :)

yum!

Unknown said...

hi mochachocolata..love your name..sounds like chocolate..yum..

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