Chinese Seafood Recipes - Halibut with Tomato Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 450 g/1lb halibut fillets

• salt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp black bean sauce

• 1 clove garlic, crushed

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 2 slices ginger root, minced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 15 ml/1 tbsp soy sauce

• 200 g/7 oz canned tomatoes, drained

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

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Method:

1. Sprinkle the halibut generously with salt and leave to stand for 1 hour. Rinse off the salt and pat dry.

2. Place the fish in an oven-proof bowl and sprinkle with the black bean sauce, garlic, spring onions, ginger, wine or sherry, soy sauce and tomatoes.

3. Place the bowl on a rack in a steamer, cover and steam for 20 minutes over boiling water until the fish is cooked.

4. Heat the oil until almost smoking and sprinkle over the fish before serving.