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Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine

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Prep time
20 mins
Cooking Time
15 mins
Serves
2

Ingredients

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  • 400g MSC certified halibut fillet (or firm hake medallions)
  • 500ml water, salted with 10g salt
  • 3 mushrooms, sliced
  • Goji berries, soaked
  • 2 spring onions, chopped
  • 50g shredded ginger
  • 80ml Chinese rice wine
  • 30ml water
  • 100g steamed fish soy sauce
  • 15g sugar
  • Shredded spring onion
  • Spring onion oil to drizzle
  • Coriander

* NB. If you can't find spring onion oil, you can try with sesame or olive oil as in the video.

Method

  1. Slice the fish fillets into 45 degree pieces.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 1
  2. Soak the sliced fish in the salted water for 10-15 minutes, then pat them dry.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 2
  3. Place the mushroom slices, goji berries, shredded ginger and spring onion onto the fish.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 3
  4. Pour the Chinese rice wine, steamed fish soy sauce and sugar into 30ml water and mix well.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 4
  5. Place the fish on a plate and pour the rice wine mixture over it.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 5
  6. Steam the fish for 8 minutes at a high temperature. Turn off the heat, keep the fish covered but let it rest in the steam for 2-3 minutes.
    Steamed Halibut Fillet with Chinese Rice Wine - Step 6


Chef Naledi's Tip: The ideal stay-in-date-night dish. Substitute rice wine with dry white wine and incorporate brown mushrooms for an added earthy flavour.
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