Lemon Steamed Fish

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 4 fish fillets, cleaned and washed
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 inch ginger, washed, peeled and thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and washed
• 2 spring onions, washed and trimmed
• 1 cup celery, washed and diced into small pieces
• 1 lemon, washed and sliced into roundels
• 10 -12 black peppercorns
• 2 bay leaves
• salt

Recipe

• 1 marinate the fish fillets with 1 tsp lemon juice and salt to taste.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 cut spring onion into round slices.
• 4 separate onion rings.
• 5 mix ginger, garlic, peppercorns, celery, spring onion roundels, bay leaves, lemon slices, salt and half a cup of water.
• 6 soak fish slices in this marinade.
• 7 refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• 8 transfer fish slices into an oven-proof dish.
• 9 pour the marinade over this.
• 10 cover with a tight-fitting lid or aluminium foil.
• 11 cook in a pre-heated oven at 220c for 12-15 minutes until the fish slices are just cooked.
• 12 if you don't have an oven, cook the fish in a steam pot for 10-12 minutes.
• 13 serve hot, garnished with shredded cabbage, tomato and bell pepper!