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Easy Steamed Fish

Easy Steamed Fish

⏱ Prep: 10 min ⏱ Cook: 30 min

Ingredients

  • 1 piece Grouper (lapu-lapu fish, cleaned, scales removed, and salted)
  • 1 piece lemon (or dayap)
  • 1.25 cup lemon juice
  • 1.25 cup sugar
  • 1.25 cup cilantro
  • 3 tbsp ginger (cut into strips)
  • 1 tsp lemon zest (either grated or thinly sliced)
  • 1.5 cup water

Instructions

  1. Place the fish over an aluminum foil (the foil must be large enough to cover the entire fish)

  2. Stuff the fish with slices of lemon and 2 tbsp ginger strips then securely close the foil.

  3. Place the foil with fish in a steamer and steam for 20 to 30 minutes (this will depend on the size of the fish)

  4. While steaming, heat a saucepan and put-in the lemon juice.

  5. Add the sugar and stir until it fully dissolves in the lemon juice.

  6. Add water and bring to a boil.

  7. Put-in the lemon zest and 1 tbsp ginger strips then simmer until sauce becomes somewhat thick

  8. Remove the fish from the steamer and aluminum foil cover and place in a serving plate.

  9. Pour over the sauce and garnish with cilantro

  10. Serve hot. Share and enjoy.