Chinese Steamed Sea Bass

In this Chinese recipe, sea bass is steamed to perfection with ginger and spring onions then topped with soy sauce, sugar, and chile oil.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 13 mins
• Total Time: 33 mins
• Calories: 476 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• salt to taste
• 1 pound whole sea bass - cleaned, rinsed, and patted dry
• 5 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 0.25 cup soy sauce
• 0.25 cup peeled and thinly sliced ginger
• 0.25 cup chile oil

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Season sea bass with salt.

Step 2

Place 1/3 of the spring onions and ginger onto a glass or ceramic plate; cover with sea bass. Scatter remaining spring onions and ginger over the sea bass.

Step 3

Bring a wide pot of water to a boil. Set a rack inside the boiling water; place the plate of sea bass on top. Cover pot and steam until sea bass flakes easily with a fork, 8 to 10 minutes. Pour out any water that may have collected on the plate.

Step 4

Mix soy sauce, chile oil, and sugar together in a small bowl; pour over the sea bass before serving.