Steamed Fillet Of Sea Bass With Cabbage

Thu, 17 January 2019

This recipe serves 4 people as a main course.

Ingredients

• 8 fillets of sea bass pin boned
• ¼ cabbage finely sliced
• 200g sprouting broccoli
• 1 table spoon light soy 

Broth

• 400mls chicken stock
• Juice 1 lime
• Fish sauce to taste
• 1 red chilli finely sliced
• 1 knob ginger finely sliced
• 4 spring onions finely
• 2 tablespoon chopped coriander
• 2 table spoons chopped mint

Method

Broth

1. Bring the chicken stock to a simmer; add the chopped ginger, chilli, spring onion and chilli and cook for 5 minutes, season with lime juice and fish sauce. Finish the broth with the chopped coriander and mint.

Steamed sea bass

2. Place a piece of greaseproof paper on the bottom of your steamer basket. Place on the fillets of sea bass, neatly arrange the fillets on cabbage and broccoli and drizzle with light soy. Steam for 4 to 5 minutes over a Wok of boiling water.   

To serve:  Carefully lift the sea bass and vegetables into the bowl and pour the broth over the fish and vegetables.

Chefs tip

This dish also works well with sea bream, mackerel or salmon, if you are using salmon allow 8-10 minutes for the salmon to steam. This is a good way to very healthy way to eat fish.

Ask you fish monger to scale and pin bone this fillets for you