Steamed Pompano
Steamed Pompano with soy-ginger sauce is an elegant and flavorful fish recipe. Delicate flavored pompano fish steamed with herbs and spices in a rich and tasty ginger soy sauce.
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 282kcal
Ingredients
- 1 medium whole pompano fish gut and gills removed, washed thoroughly
- 1 thumb-sized ginger julienned
- 2 cloves garlic chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tsp black ground pepper
- 2 stalks green onion chopped
For the sauce
- 1/4 cup light soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon white sugar
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
Garnish
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 thumb-sized ginger julienned
- 2 stalks green onion chopped
Instructions
- Pour enough water in the steamer then turn on stove in low heat and place a heat proof plate on top of the steaming rack.
- Clean fish by removing gills and gut. Cut off fins and tail then wash thoroughly and drain to remove excess water.1 medium whole pompano fish
- Rub salt and pepper on sides of fish then stuff the belly with the julienned ginger and chopped garlic.1 thumb-sized ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 tsp black ground pepper, 2 cloves garlic
- In a bowl, mix together the light soy sauce, sugar, rice vinegar and sesame oil to make the soy sauce mixture.1/4 cup light soy sauce, 1 tablespoon white sugar, 1 tbsp rice vinegar, 1 tbsp sesame oil
- Place fish on the heat-proof plate in the steamer then pour the soy sauce mixture on the fish and plate.
- Sprinkle chopped green onions on top of fish and cover steamer with lid. Steam for 30 - 35 minutes in medium heat.2 stalks green onion
- Carefully remove plate with fish from from steamer with gloved hands. Set aside.
- Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil over high heat. When oil is hot enough add ginger strips and spring onion and cook for 2 minutes.2 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 thumb-sized ginger, 2 stalks green onion
- Gently pour hot oil, ginger, and spring onions on top of the steamed fish. Serve and enjoy. Bon appetit!
Nutrition
Serving: 3g | Calories: 282kcal | Carbohydrates: 7.2g | Protein: 32.3g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2.8g | Cholesterol: 133mg | Sodium: 1668mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 5.1g | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 0mg