Chinese Seafood Recipes - Steamed Bass Recipe

Ingredients

• 1 large bass or similar fish

• 2.25 l/4 pts/10 cups water

• 3 slices ginger root, minced

• 15 ml/1 tbsp salt

• 15 ml/1 tbsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

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Method:

1. Clean and scale the fish and score both sides diagonally several times.

2. Bring the water to a rolling boil in a large pan and add the remaining ingredients.

3. Lower the fish into the water, cover tightly, turn off the heat and leave to stand for 30 minutes until the fish is cooked.