Steamed Mackerel

A typical Asian way of serving fish dish. Exciting to prepare and palatable to the buds.

Serves: 2 persons

Serving time: 40 minutes

INGREDIENTS:

2 mackerels

1/2 red bell pepper

1 large sized ginger

1 stick of lemon grass

1/2 cup of soy sauce

4 tablespoons of canola oil

1 teaspoon of cane sugar

UTENSILS NEEDED: Stove, steamer, frying pan, serving plate, chopping board, kitchen knife.

STEPS:

1. Clean the fish and remove its scales (you can also ask the seafood personnel at the market to do this for you when you buy).

2. Cut the red bell pepper, ginger and lemon grass into a matchstick shape.

3. Simmer a water in the steamer.

4. Arrange the few pieces of ginger and lemon grass at the steamer pan before laying the fish.

5. Steam for 15-18 minutes.

6. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce.

SAUCE:

1. On the frying pan with low heat, spread the canola oil, soy sauce, and sugar.

2. Then add half amount of red bell pepper and ginger. Stir for about 2 minutes.

3. Going back to the fish, transfer it to a serving plate.

4. Garnish it with the red bell pepper. and the remaining half of ginger and lemon grass.

5. Pour the hot and simmering sauce all over the plated fish.

Best enjoyed with rice.