
Herbs Infused Steamed Red Fish with Black Bean Sauce
Author: Shoshanna Lee

Do once try this spicy and delicious redfish which is flavored with select Thai spices for a pungent flavor and drenched in equally tasty black bean sauce.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
Author: Shoshanna Lee

Do once try this spicy and delicious redfish which is flavored with select Thai spices for a pungent flavor and drenched in equally tasty black bean sauce.
Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
- 2 Asian red fish or Atlantic red snapper
- 3 tsp salted or fermented black beans
- 8 to 10 garlic cloves (finely minced)
- 1 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1/2 tsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 cup vegetable or chicken stock
- pinch of paprika
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp galangal paste
- 1 dried whole red chili paste
- 1 tsp kaffir lime leaves paste
- 1/4 tsp lemon zest
- 8 to 10 lemon basil leaves (coarsely chopped)
- 4 to 5 green peppercorns paste
- chopped spring onion (for garnish)
- 4 to 5 tsp refined cooking oil
- salt to taste
Instructions:
- Heat 2 tsp vegetable oil in a nonstick pan.
- Add garlic and saute for half a minute on a low flame.
- Add fermented black beans and stir fry while mashing for about 2 minutes.
- Add stock with soy sauce, black vinegar, paprika and sugar.
- Simmer and stir continuously till the sauce is almost half. Switch off the flame and keep aside.
- Make a cut in the belly of both the fishes and wash inside out under running water.
- Take a bowl and add 3 tsp of vegetable oil, galangal paste, whole red chili paste, kaffir lime leaves paste, lemon zest, lemon basil leaves, green peppercorns paste and salt in it.
- Whip it briskly with a spoon for about a minute or two.
- Divide in two equal parts and apply well on the inside part of the fish.
- Prepare a bamboo steamer and carefully place both fishes inside.
- Steam for about 20 minutes.
- Pour black bean sauce in the serving plate.
- Top it with spicy and steamed red fish.
- Garnish with chopped spring onions and serve hot.
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