Simple Chinese Steamed Fish Recipe for the VitaClay steamer cooker

Simple Chinese Steamed Fish Recipe for the VitaClay steamer cooker

Fish, or "yu" ,the saying that goes with the Chinese New Year fish dish is “nian nian you yu,” which means “may the year bring prosperity.” The character for prosperity, yu, is a homophone for the word for fish, yu. Families buy a whole fish, which symbolizes unity, and typically steam it with ginger and a light soy sauce. It's also important to leave leftovers for the next day, because this signifies that the prosperity will overflow. Try this steamed rock cod which you can make easily with VitaClay as it functions as a crock pot steamer!
 
Ingredients - Simple Steamed Fish
  • 1 ½ pounds cod or other fillet, in two pieces, or 1 large halibut steak
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  •  Juice of 1/2 lemon
  •  Coarse salt to taste
Direction
  1. Mix fish with all ingredients in a ceramic bowl that be fit inside your clay pot.
  2. In your vitaclay pot, add 1 cup water in pot.
  3. Place your fish inside clay pot on top of water. 
  4. Set on "Stew" or "Fast" to cook for 20 to 30 minutes.
Ingredients - Chinese style
  • 1 ½ pounds cod or other fillet, in two pieces, or 1 large halibut steak
  • 2 tablespoons  cooking wine
  • 1 tablespoon ginger strips
  • 1 small hot chili pepper, sliced (optional)
  • a handful of shredded scallion
  • 1 tablespoon seasoned soysauce for seafood
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • Sea salt to taste

Direction
  1. Mix fish with all ingredients in a ceramic bowl that be fit inside your clay pot.
  2. In your vitaclay pot, add 1 cup water in pot. Place a steam basket (optional)
  3. Place your fish inside clay pot on top of water or steam basket.
  4. Set on "Stew" or "Fast" to cook for 20 to 30 minutes, or until fish cooked through. 

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