Steamed Cod With Pickle Bird Lime Tree

Delicate healthy dish and this is a basic and common Chinese steamed fish. The Taiwanes pickle bird lime tree makes a good match with the fish. This recipe is really quick and easy to prepare it has similar result served in local food restaurants in Taiwan. Serve over white rice, using some of the sauce.
Ingredients:

600g clean black cod a.k.a sablefish, or used any white fish fillet.

2 tbsp thick sweet soy sauce

½ tbsp sugar
½ tbsp aroma sesame oil

1 tbsp rice wine

1 red chili, seeded and sliced

2-3 spring onions,  shred

4 tbsp pickle lime bird tree or manjack tree

Preparation:

1.  Add enough water to the wok then place a stainless steel steamer or bamboo steamer, bring to the boil in high heat. In a bowl combine soy sauce, rice wine, sesame oil, sugar and mix well. Place the fish in conventional ceramic plate. Add the sauce mixture, arrange the spring onion and lime bird tree on top of the fish.

2. Then add the chili.

3. Place the plate over boiling water.

4. Cover and steam for 15 to 20 minutes, or until fish flakes easily. The fish steams in its own juices so you retain all of that flavor.

5. When ready, take the steamed fish out of the steamer. Drizzle some sesame oil over the fish then serve and dig in  while is hot!