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Steamed Yellow Croaker with Cabbage

Inspired by Putien’s signature dish “百秒黄花鱼”, here’s my home-cooked version.

The fish is steamed directly on a bed of vegetables with broth underneath. Tastes so sweet and tender! There’s fish, meat, vegetables and soup all in one pot. Perfect dish to serve on a rainy day!

Ingredients

  • 1 yellow croaker, weighing around 350 to 400g, butterfly cut
  • 4 leaves napa cabbage
  • Handful of black fungus
  • 100g sliced pork
  • 250g soft tofu
  • Garlic and ginger, chopped
  • 2 stalks spring onion

Method

  1. Butterfly the fish. This allows the fish to be cooked in a shorter time, resulting in super tender flesh. Rub 1/2 tsp salt and some oil evenly over the fish. Set aside.
  2. Marinate sliced pork with 1 tsp soya sauce, pinch of salt and pepper. Set aside.
  3. Stir fry the pork with garlic & ginger. Then add in cabbage and fungus. Add sufficient water almost covering the ingredients and bring to boil.
  4. Place fish on top of the bubbling vegetables and broth. Arrange tofu at the side. Cover and cook for another 3 minutes* over high heat.
  5. Add spring onion and drizzle over with hot oil.

*actual cooking time depends on utensil used and the size of fish. The fish is cooked if you can poke a chopstick through it easily.

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