Rice Wine-steeped Fish

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 8 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups rice wine or 2 cups dry sherry
• 2/3 cup water
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch, mixed with
• 2 teaspoons cold water
• 1 lb fresh fish fillets, orange roughy or 1 lb cod
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped green onions

Recipe

• 1 bring the rice wine, water, soy sauce, pepper, 1 tsp of the salt, and the sugar to a boil in a skillet.
• 2 reduce the liquid over high heat to about half its original volume, add the cornstarch mixture, and cook for 30 seconds.
• 3 while the sauce is reducing, rub the fish fillets with the remaining 1 tsp salt and the toasted sesame oil and set aside.
• 4 add the fish fillets to the liquid and simmer gently for 2 minutes.
• 5 take it off the heat and let sit for another 5 minutes, covered.
• 6 transfer the fish fillets to a serving platter, pour the sauce over them, and sprinkle with the green onions.