Name: Steaming steamed salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 banana leaf, blanched (optional); 1 tablespoon salted black beans, rinsed, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tablespoon grated ginger; 1 tablespoon rice wine; 1 tablespoon light soy sauce; 4 salmon fillets; 1 long red chili, thinly sliced; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 1 tablespoon peanut oil; steamed rice, to serve

Steaming steamed salmon

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

10M

Total

20M

Ingredients

1 banana leaf, blanched (optional)

1 tablespoon salted black beans, rinsed, chopped

2 garlic cloves, crushed

1 tablespoon grated ginger

1 tablespoon rice wine

1 tablespoon light soy sauce

4 salmon fillets

1 long red chili, thinly sliced

1/2 cup coriander leaves

1 tablespoon peanut oil

steamed rice, to serve

Method

1.Cut banana leaf or foil into four 20cm squares.

2.Combine beans, garlic, ginger, rice wine and soy sauce in a small bowl.

3.Place each salmon fillet on a banana leaf or foil square and season with pepper. Top with bean mixture. Gather leaf or foil at top and fold edges to seal. Tie with string to secure.

4.Steam, covered, over simmering water for 5 minutes, until cooked to your liking.

5.Remove from steamer, unwrap and sprinkle with chili and coriander.

6.Heat oil in a frying pan until slightly smoking. Pour over salmon. Serve with steamed rice.

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