Steam Fish Tail with bean paste

STEAMED FISH TAIL WITH BEAN PASTE SAUCE

Ingredients
1 ( about 450gm) tail of whole Red Snapper, scaled, removed internals and washed.

Ingredients

Few slices of ginger
Pinch of salt and pepper
1/2 tsp sesame oil
100 gm of minced bean paste
5 gm of coarse sugar
2 or 3 bird eye chillies( cili padi)
30 gm Oyster sauce ( to taste)
2 cloves of minced garlic
Water( depend how much sauce you want)

Blend all the bean paste, sugar, oyster sauce, mince garlic, sesame oil, chillie, water and test the taste .

Method
1) Wash and pat dry whole fish gently with kitchen towel. Sprinkle pinch of salt and pepper to season both sides of the fish.  Set aside to season for 10 minutes.

2) Lay fish on a porcelain dish. Spread the blended ingredient  and lay ginger on the fish.

3) Get ready the steamer or heat wok filled quarter-full of water over high heat. When water is boiling, place fish dish in the steamer, or on a wire rack in the wok. Steam fish for 10 – 12 minutes. Garnish some spring onion. Serve hot.


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