Though I have been posting quite a number of cod fish recipes, but I never seem to get tired of them. And I can finish one whole piece of cod all by myself !! So you can imagine my penchant for it. And because I haven’t been feeling well recently, I decide to go on something light with the cooking. I actually had it steamed like the Hong Kong style and pairing it with some nutritious wolfberries, scallions and ginger. To add a bit of twist to it, I fried the ginger strips to a real crisp and top it over the fish. Just a very small portion of it though.
The sauce was a good fit with the light steaming, exactly the kind of Hong Kong style of steamed fish that I was looking into and the scallions and ginger that was steamed together adds a refreshing touch to it. I have been trying several ways of cooking cod fish, you can find them here and here. All in all, this should be the easiest one that I have attempted and also definitely the healthiest !
I love this fish right to the last bit of it and if you are going for a light diet, this dish is somewhat very nutritious and healthy for all that purposes. And you can imagine I sip the sauce right down to the last drop with my rice !!
Especially when there seem to be many people falling sick nowadays, such light and healthy meals will do us good too !! Keep healthy and eat cod fish !
As compared to frozen ones, which are only available in smaller parts and pieces, this fresh cod from PurelyFresh is definitely worth every single penny since the option to choose for an entire block of cod fish is freely available !
Enjoy !!
- 1 pc of cod fish (washed and pat dry)
- 10 pcs of ginger, 5 pcs sliced, 5 pcs cut into thin strips
- 4 stalks of scallions (bottom white part only)
- 1 tbsp wolfberries (washed over running water and drain dry)
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- some cooking oil
- 2 tbsp light soy sauce
- 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
- 1 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- ½ tsp onion powder
- some scallions, diced
Heat up some cooking oil in a deep frying pan. Deep fried the ginger strips till golden brown and crispy. Drain and set aside.
Place the sliced ginger and sectioned scallions (white part only) onto a steaming plate. Place the wolfberries all over the scallions and ginger and place the cod fish on top. Add 1 tsp of sesame oil and rub it over the cod fish.
Cover the steaming plate with cling wrap and steam over high heat for 10 minutes.
Combine the seasoning and microwave it for 1 minute to ensure the sugar are all melted (can cook over the stovetop too !). Pour the seasoning all over the steamed cod fish.
Serve with crispy ginger strips from Step 1 and diced scallions and serve immediately.
