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Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Steamed Sea Bream

Many of us love the thought of cooking an entire fish, but are put off as the process looks too complex - but this recipe (all prepared in the wok!) shows just how easy it can be.

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Time

25 mins mins

Servings

2 people people

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Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon salted soybeans
  • 2 garlic clovesp1 bird’s-eye chilli
  • a large handful of coriander
  • 1 x 350–500g sea bream, scaled, gutted and de-gilled (ask your fishmonger to do this for you)
  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

THE SAUCE

  • 1 teaspoon chilli bean sauce
  • 1 tablespoon hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon Shaoxing rice wine
  • 100ml chicken or vegetable stock, or hot water
  • a dash of dark soy sauce

Method

• Lightly crush the soybeans in a small bowl with the back of a teaspoon. Finely chop the garlic and chilli. Roughly chop the coriander.

• Wash the fish, pat dry and place on a large plate or platter suitable for steaming.

• Mix the sauce ingredients together in a small bowl.

BUILD YOUR WOK CLOCK: place the crushed soybeans at 12 o’clock, then arrange the garlic, chilli, sauce bowl and chopped coriander clockwise around the plate.

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