The Steamed Fish with Ginger & Scallion My Dad's Made 100,000 Times

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb tilapia
• 1 oz ginger
• 5 stalk green onion
• 5 piece cilantro
• 2 tbsp oil
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 0.5 tsp dark soy sauce
• 0.5 tbsp cooking wine
• 0.25 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp water
• 0.5 tsp sugar
• 0.5 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp sesame oil

Instructions

1. 1

   Prepare fish: First, prepare the tilapia (ours was already gutted and de-scaled when we bought it; if yours wasn't, make sure to do that!):

2. 2

   Prepare other ingredients: We'll be cutting ginger into two different shapes to use in two different places.

3. 3

   Create sauce: In a small bow, mix together light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, white pepper, water, sugar, and salt.

4. 4

   Steam fish: Get your steaming set-up ready; ours is a steamer rack in a wok. Boil water in (or add boiling water to) the wok, enough water to nearly reach where the dish will sit, although it doesn't need to touch the dish.

5. 5

   Heat oil & finish: Heat oil on high heat for about 1 minute, or until shimmering. Then, carefully pour the oil over the fish. Enjoy the sizzle! You can aim for the ginger and green onions to help them bloom; they'll be super aromatic.