Fish In Black Bean Sauce
Elevate your fish with Chinese black bean sauce. This fish in black bean sauce recipe is easy to prepare that only requires marinating and steaming. Make this dish in 30 minutes, and you will have an authentic homemade Chinese dish to enjoy. It is savory, salty, and peppery, best enjoyed over steamed rice.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 8 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 500 g grass carp
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tbsp HOT oil for the sauce
- 2 tbsp black bean sauce
- 20 g chopped green onions
- 1 tbsp HOT oil for topping
Instructions
- 1
Wash the 500g grass carp or your choice of fish thoroughly under running water.
- 2
Pat dry the fish with paper towels to make it easier to cut without slipping.
- 3
Cut the fish into small pieces at about 1 inch thick.
- 4
Prepare the marinade by adding 1 tbsp minced garlic in a heat-resistant bowl.
- 5
Then, pour 1 tbsp hot oil over the minced garlic. The oil should be sizzling hot to gently cook the garlic. There should be bubbles forming once the oil is poured over the garlic.
- 6
Next, add 2 tbsp black bean sauce.
- 7
Stir the sauce well.
- 8
Afterward, arrange your fish on a serving plate.
- 9
Pour the marinade on the fish filets and spread evenly. The marinade should coat all sides of the fish.
- 10
Marinate for 20 minutes. You can marinate longer if you prefer for more absorption.
- 11
After marinating the fish, prepare a steamer with water and boil the water.
- 12
When the water boils in the steamer, place the serving plate with the fish on the steamer rack.
- 13
Steam for 8 minutes.
- 14
After 8 minutes, take out the plate with fish. Be careful and use oven mitts or tongs to remove the plate since it will be piping hot.
- 15
Then, top the fish with chopped green onions.
- 16
Lastly, drizzle 1 tablespoon of hot oil and serve while hot and fresh.