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Steamed Red Snapper Oriental
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By:
Bette Sandrock
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Steamed Red Snapper Oriental Recipe gently steams red snapper with fish stock before serving with sauce of soy sauce, white wine, vegetable oil and sesame oil then attractively garnishes to create this tasty steamed red snapper recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
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3 red snapper (about 1 1/2
pounds each), drawn and
scaled
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5 garlic cloves, finely sliced
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Fish Stock (search recipes)
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1 cup light soy sauce
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1/2 cup dry white wine
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3 tablespoons peanut or
vegetable oil
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1 tablespoon sesame oil
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1 bunch green onions, tops
only, cut in 2-inch
matchstick-size pieces
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1/2 teaspoon freshly ground
black pepper
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3 zucchini slices
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3 thin carrot slices
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3 cloves
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Lemon or lime slices
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Watercress
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Place fish on a piece of cheesecloth which is 18 inches longer than the fish. Using cheesecloth, lower fish onto rack in a fish steamer or large, deep roasting pan with 1 1/2inches of stock in bottom. Arrange garlic slices on fish. Simmer covered until fish is tender and flakes with a fork (about 40 minutes).
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2:
Using cheesecloth, lift fish from steamer to a heated platter. Remove cheesecloth from fish, carefully lifting fish with spatula and cutting cheesecloth with scissors if necessary.
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3:
Mix soy sauce, wine, and peanut and sesame oils in a small saucepan; heat to boiling. Drizzle 3 tablespoons soy mixture over fish; arrange green onion tops decoratively on
fish. Sprinkle ground pepper over fish. Place zucchini and carrot slices over eyes of fish and secure with cloves. Arrange
lemon slices and watercress around fish. Pass remaining soy mixture to spoon over individual servings.
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4:
If desired, let fish stand 45 minutes after poaching, then refrigerate until chilled (about 4 hours). Spoon hot soy mixture
over fish and garnish as directed. Pass remaining soy mixture.
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