Chinese Style Steamed Fish

Recipe Type:	Non Veg.
Difficulty:	Average

Ingredients:

• 1 Pound whole mackerel fish, cleaned
• 1 Cup chopped celery
• 1/4 Cup scallions, with tops cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 tsp Fresh ginger, finely minced
• 1 tbsp Peanut oil
• 1 tbsp Dry sherry
• 1 large garlic clove, minced
• 2 tbsp Soy sauce
• 1/8 tsp Sugar

Cooking Instructions:

• Combine celery, scallions, garlic, soy sauce, oil, sherry, ginger and sugar in a bowl and set aside.
• Gently make three or four small diagonal slices along both the sides of the fish, with a sharp knife.
• Place the fish in a shallow baking dish.
• Spoon the vegetable mixture, prepared before, over the fish.
• Place 4 inverted custard cups in a large wok.
• Set the baking dish on top of the cups.
• Add very hot water to the wok, about 1 inch deep.
• Cover the wok and bring the water to a boil, over high heat.
• Reduce the heat and steam the fish for 25 minutes.
• Chinese Style Steamed Fish is ready.