Asian Style Steamed Snapper

Authentic Asian flavours spring to life in this super-healthy steamed fish dinner.

The ingredient of Asian Style Steamed Snapper

• 4 green shallots ends trimmed thinly sliced diagonally
• 4cm piece fresh ginger peeled cut into matchsticks
• 1 garlic clove thinly sliced
• 1 long fresh red chilli halved deseeded thinly sliced
• 1 1 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 4 tsp brown sugar
• 1 large about 800g whole snapper scaled gutted
• 1 tbsp peanut oil
• steamed jasmine rice to serve

The Instruction of asian style steamed snapper

• combine the green shallot ginger garlic and chilli in a small bowl combine the soy sauce vinegar sesame oil and sugar in a separate bowl
• wash fish under cold running water pat dry with paper towel inside and out use a sharp knife to cut 3 slashes about 8 10cm long and 1cm deep in the thickest part of the fish on both sides
• sprinkle a large heatproof plate with one third of the shallot mixture place the fish on top spread half the remaining shallot mixture in the fish cavity sprinkle fish with the remaining shallot mixture and drizzle with soy sauce mixture place plate in a large bamboo steamer
• add enough water to a wok to reach a depth of 5cm and bring to the boil over high heat reduce heat to medium place the bamboo steamer over the wok of simmering water steam covered for 12 15 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork in thickest part
• heat peanut oil in a small saucepan over high heat until just smoking drizzle the fish with hot oil carefully remove the plate from the bamboo steamer serve with steamed rice if desired

Nutritions of Asian Style Steamed Snapper

fatContent: 186 42 calories
saturatedFatContent: 8 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: 2 grams saturated fat
sugarContent: 2 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: 1 grams sugar
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 26 grams protein
sodiumContent: n a

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