Taiwan

Steamed Fish with Pickled Cordia, made with supermarket ingredients

Name: Steamed Fish with Pickled Cordia
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Taiwan
Ingredients: 450 g white fish fillets; 2 tbsp pickled cordia berries; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 1 tbsp dry sherry; 2 scallions; 1 tbsp sesame oil

The authentic flavor in three easy steps with what any supermarket sells, in metric, for students and anyone cooking far from home (serves 2).

15 min2 to wash

3 lazy steps

1
Place 450 g white fish fillets on a heatproof plate, top with 2 tbsp pickled cordia berries and their brine, 1 tbsp soy sauce, and 1 tbsp dry sherry.
2
Steam over high heat for 8 minutes until the fish flakes easily.
3
Garnish with 2 scallions and 1 tbsp sesame oil before serving.

How it's eaten in Taiwan

In Taiwan, it is served hot straight from the steamer with white rice, often accompanied by fresh chili slices for extra heat.

Cooked from this recipe

Steamed Fish with Pickled Cordia cooked from the app's recipe

Chopped umeboshi instead of pickled cordia, with sea bream fillets steamed under shredded ginger and long green onion, all from a Japanese supermarket.

Ingredients (serves 2)

white fish fillets450 g
pickled cordia berries2 tbsp
Swap: 1 umeboshi (Japanese pickled plum), chopped, + 1 tsp soy sauce（Salty and tangy like the cordia; tested in a Japanese kitchen）
soy sauce1 tbsp
dry sherry1 tbsp
scallions2
sesame oil1 tbsp

Authentic ingredients in Taiwan

whole white fish450 g
Taiwanese pickled cordia berries (tree seeds)2 tbsp
pickled cordia brine1 tbsp
soy sauce1 tbsp
Shaoxing wine1 tbsp
scallions2
sesame oil1 tbsp
ginger1 tbsp

Optional authentic touch
Traditional cooks pour piping-hot oil over raw scallion threads and ginger on the steamed fish to activate the aromatics and create a silky sheen.

Wherever you live: Japan, Europe or anywhere else

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