Steamed Cod loin With Ginger Soy Sauce
Serve: 2
Ingredients :
220 gram Fresh Cod Loins
20 gram Fresh ginger – julienne sliced
4-5 Spring onion – thinly sliced
10 Celery leaf
1 Red chilli – thinly sliced
1 litre Water
1/2 tbs Salt
Ingredients for the sauce:
2-3 Fresh Shiitake mushrooms – thinly sliced
1 tbsp Rapeseed oil
1 tbsp Water
2 tsp Light soy sauce
2 tsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp Shaoxing cooking rice wine
1/2 tsp Sugar
1/4 tsp Sesame oil
-If your cod is in the fridge, take it out and leave at room temperature. Put the salt in a bowl of water and gently soak the cod loins for approx 10 minutes.
-Use a plate that fits in your steamer, lay 2/3 of the ginger and spring onion on the plate.
-Remove the cod from the salt water and place them on top of the plate which you prepared. Then steam the cod until its cooked (approx 8-10 minutes).
-Heat the rapeseed oil in a deep saucepan. Add the mushrooms, soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, Shaoxing cooking rice wine and water. Keep stirring until the ingredients are combined. Lastly, add the sesame oil and a pinch of white pepper. Cook for a further 1 minute and set aside.
-Once the cod is cooked, transfer it on a serving plate, top with ginger, spring onion, celery leaves and red chilli.
-Reheat the sauce and bring it to a boil. Then pour the sauce on top of the cod and herbs. Serve immediately.
Tip:
-Make sure the water in the steamer is boiling hot before cooking the fish.
-This dish is quickly cooked in a high heat. So please take good care. Prepare and cut all the herbs and the ingredients prior to make cooking easier.
-Using high-quality oyster sauce, sesame oil and Shaoxing cooking rice wine is so important.
-Cantonese and Thais often use Black Cod or White pomfret but Seabass, Red Snapper or even Haddock go well with this dish.