Steamed fish with young ginger

4 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupLemon juice
½cupGinger root; finely minced
3tablespoonsVegetable oil
2tablespoonsSesame oil
3tablespoonsGarlic; finely minced
3tablespoonsSoy sauce
2poundsFish fillets; sole, red snapper or sea bass
Banana leaves;or aluminium foil

Directions

Combine lemon juice & minced ginger root. Set aside. Combine vegetable and sesame oil in frying pan and heat. Add garlic and saute until light brown. Remove garlic from oil and mix into lemon juice and ginger root mixture. Fry sesame seeds in same pan until golden brown. Add to ginger mixture. Blend in soy sauce.

Sprinkle mixture over fish fillets. Steam in individual banana leaves or aluminium foil pockets for 20 minutes.