Steamed Fish

Ingredients

For 4 servings

• 1.5 pound (650g) live fish
• 2 inches ginger (peeled and cut into thin strips)
• 1 stalk scallion (cut into 2-inch length (5-cm), and then cut into thin silken threads)
• cilantro leaves (for garnishing)
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine (or Chinese rice wine)
• 4 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons Shaoxing wine (or Chinese rice wine)
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 dashes white pepper powder
• 1 tablespoon rock sugar (or sugar, or more to taste, if using rock sugar, break and grind it into powder form)