Description
When searching for a light meal, look no further than Vietnamese Steamed Yellowtail. Perfectly succulent steamed fish with a punchy Vietnamese dressing and crispy veggies. Delicious!
Ingredients
For the steamed yellowtail
- 2 x 300g yellowtail/hamatchi fillets
- 1 carrot, julienned into thin strips
- 3/4 small onion, julienned into thin strips
- 1 2cm knob ginger, peeled and julienned into very thin strips
- 1 spring onion, julienned lengthways into long, thin ribbons
- 1 chilli, thinly sliced (optional)
For the soy, ginger and garlic sauce
- 1/4 onion, chopped very finely
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, grated
- 6 Tbsp Kikkoman soy sauce
- oil and salt, as needed
Instructions
First steam
- Steam your fish covered with a plate for 4 minutes.
- Remove the plate, add sauce and veggies as directed here.
Second steam
- Steam the fish for 5 – 6 minutes or until just cooked.
- Second steam times will vary based on your fish and the thickness of the fillet. Simply check your fish after a few minutes and steam it longer if need be.
For the sauce
- Add the oil, minced onion, garlic and ginger to a pan, and lightly stir-fry until light golden brown.
- Add soya sauce and the sauce is done.
For the salad
- Add julienned spring onions to a bowl of iced water, leave until curly and crunchy.
Notes
Chefs tip
If you do not have a steamer, place a colander into a large pot so that it fits snugly. Fill the pot with about 2cm of water and bring this to a boil. Make sure that your water doesn’t come through the base of the colander. For this dish, you will need to steam just one fish fillet at a time, unless both fillets can fit into your shallow bowl. Add the covered bowl into the colander (you can also use tinfoil), cover the colander with a tight-fitting lid, trapping the steam inside the colander and steam as directed in the recipe.
- Category: Mains
- Method: Steam
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 462.77kcal
- Sugar: 3.84g
- Sodium: 3296.87mg
- Fat: 11.52g
- Saturated Fat: 1.94g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8.16g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 19.99g
- Fiber: 2.63g
- Protein: 66.78g
- Cholesterol: 111mg
