Chinese Seafood Recipes - Fish in Rice Wine Recipe

Ingredients

• 400 ml/14 fl oz/1 3/4 cups rice wine or dry sherry

• 120 ml/4 fl oz/1/2 cup water

• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• salt and freshly ground pepper

• 10 ml/2 tsp corn-flour (cornstarch)

• 15 ml/1 tbsp water

• 450 g/1lb cod fillets

• 5 ml/1 tsp sesame oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

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Method:

1. Bring the wine, water, soy sauce, sugar, salt and pepper to the boil and boil until reduced by half.

2. Mix the corn-flour to a paste with the water, stir it into the pan and simmer, stirring, for 2 minutes. Season the fish with salt and sprinkle with sesame oil.

3. Add to the pan and simmer very gently for about 8 minutes until cooked. Serve sprinkled with spring onions.