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Steamed pompano with ginger sauce
If you’re wondering whether the fried garlic and shallots, and sliced scallions are necessary, I say yes. YES. They may just be garnish but there is ornamental garnish and garnish that elevates the experience of enjoying your food.
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Asian
Prep Time
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
30
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
4
people
Author
Connie Veneracion
Equipment
Steamer
Ingredients
2
whole
pompano
(1.2 kilograms in total weight) gutted and scaled
¼
cup
ginger juice
or 3 to 4 tablespoons grated fresh ginger with the juice
½
cup
light soy sauce
1
tablespoon
sesame seed oil
fried garlic
fried shallots
thinly sliced scallions
Instructions
Start boiling water in your steamer.
Score the pompano and place each in a heatproof shallow bowl.
Mix together the ginger sauce or grated ginger, soy sauce and sesame seed oil.
Pour the mixed sauce over the fish.
Steam the fish over briskly boiling water for 30 minutes.
When the fish is done, remove the bowls from the steamer basket(s), scoop the sauce around it with a spoon and drizzle over the top of the fish.
Sprinkle with fried garlic and shallots, and sliced scallions.