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Steamed Sea Bream with Ginger and Shallots

Delicate fish steamed over ginger, chilli and soy, served on rice with greens and a spoonful of hot sesame oil and crisp shallots poured over the top. Light, fast and full of flavour.

  • YieldServes 2
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total20 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 1 piecefresh ginger, 1 cm, peeled and grated
  • ½red chilli, deseeded and finely sliced
  • 4sea bream fillets, about 120 g each
  • 2 tbspsoy sauce
  • 125 mlfish stock, or water infused with 2 lime leaves
  • 1banana shallot
  • 4 tbspsesame oil
  • 120 gchoi sum, or pak choi

To serve

  • 200 gcooked rice
  • 2 tbspcoriander leaves
  • 1lime, cut into wedges

Diet

  • Pescatarian

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Fish
  • Sesame
  • Celery
  • Sulfites
  • Bass
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Grapes
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Shallot
  • Leek
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Bok choy
  • Carrot
  • Ginger
  • Thyme
  • Parsley
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Mold-ripened and koji-fermented foods
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Alcohol

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • Under 30 min total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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