Happy Dragon Boat Festival !!

I wish Dragon Boat Festival was celebrated here in the US so we could have an extra holiday. Since we don't get to have a day off, I am bringing the festive to my kitchen.



Tonight, I made an all Chinese meal with traditional steam fish (recipe to follow). This is my first time steaming fish at home, outside of my parent's home, and it turned out great. Mr. S said he really liked it. I chose to cook pompano fish and true snapper.


I also brought a Chinese food that Mr. S had never tried---sticky rice dumplings! It is a traditional food for Dragon Boat Festival. In the picture below, you will see one made with roast pork and the other made with red bean paste.


Recipe
Stream fish

Ingredients
1 pound whole fish, cleaned (you may use fish fillet)
1 stalk green onion, cut into 3 inch lengths
2″ piece of ginger – finely sliced
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons soy sauce

Directions
1. Clean the fish, pat dry. If you are using fillet, make sure is it not frozen.

2. In a steamer, add 2″ of water in the bottom of the steam pot, cover and boil. When it is boiling, place the fish in the steamer. Steam on a medium heat for about 10 minutes (cooking time listed below).

3. Insert a chopstick gently into the thickest part of the fish. When you can poke through the fish, it is done.

4. Place the fish on a serving dish and garnish with green onion and ginger. Heat oil till sizzling and pour over fish, then add soy sauce. Serve hot.

Fish cooking time
* Whole fish 1 lb: check at 12 minutes, add 2 minutes for every 1/2 lb
* Fillets 1″ and thicker: check at 10 minutes, add 2 minutes for every 1/2″ more thickness
* Fillets less than 1″: check at 7 minutes
* Super thin fillets: check at 5 minutes