Steamed fish and chinese broccoli

Here is a dinner I made the other day. I got some lovely fresh yellowfin bream which I steamed whole. You do not need to do anything special with the fish before steaming - just pat dry with paper towel, season with some salt inside and out and fill the cavity with a few sprigs of spring onion (shallots) and ginger slices. You can either steam in a steamer or like me, use a microwave steamer! In the microwave steamer, I pour a small amount of boiling water under the steamer rack of a microwave container and pop it into the microwave for about 4-5 mins on high (this fish was 400gm). Meanwhile I prepare the sauce in a small saucepan - 3 tbspn light soy, 1 tspn brown sugar, 1 tspn sesame oil, 1/4 cup of water - bring to boil and your sauce is done. When the fish is done, add plenty of chopped coriander, spring onion, chilli (optional!) and dress with the sauce.

A lovely asian green goes so well with this meal. I cooked 2 bunches of chinese broccoli (I love my veggies!) in a large saucepan of seasoned boiling water for about 3-4mins until bright green. Remove and serve with a small amount of soy and oyster sauce.


I love brown rice but Mr Carrots sometimes misses white rice so that night we made a 50/50 white and brown rice mix!