Ol' Steamed Fish.

This is one of my favorite ways to have fish because it is so painstakingly easy and satisfying, it blows my mind every single time. If you mix the rice and the fish sauce together = heaven. Fish don't taste better any other way my friends.


Steamed Fish (of any kind really! however, mostly with white flaky fish is best. Salmon, not so much.)
Ingredients
Fish (preferably whole but pieces are fine)
Corn Starch
Salt
Pepper
Scallions (lots)
Water
Ginger

This is the easiest way to steam fish with a lot of flavor. Prepare the fish whether it be whole or in pieces (if its whole, scale the scales, take a chopstick and run it across its spine so that when you steam it, the fish doesn’t explode.) Rub with a bit of salt, and cover lightly the whole fish with corn starch. This allows for the fish to be extra soft, flaky, with little to no fish water running. Put sticks of scallions under the fish, this takes the fish smell away. Steam the fish until it looks done! (We have a pot made specifically for steaming. If you don't have one, here's a trick):

Take a pot, a big one to fit the fish and the plate. Fill the pot with a bit of water, half of a quarter way ( i don't do math). Anyway, take some sort of standing rack, and place it on the inside so that the plate with the fish on it has a place to sit. Cover the top, and steam steam :D

Take out the fish. Stick a chopstick in and if it goes through, its done. Once its done, take it out for it to cool. This takes around 15-20 minutes, depending on how big your fish is. The best fish however is not over cooked fish.

Sauce
Take a tiny pot, pour in dark soy sauce, oil and a little bit of water. Let it boil and then throw in slivers of ginger (lots) and scallions (lots.) Stir in a spoonful of sugar and pour this mixture over the steamed fish. Voila!

By the way, if you haven't noticed, i don't put in measurements. I don't really measure, most of these ingredients is eyeballed so if you know you put too much salt on things, don't. If you notice you don't put too much flavoring, put a little more. I think this is the best way to learn how to season food properly, but i mean, this is JUST steamed fish. There isn't much to it.