Steamed Fish = not bad

[Kaido]

I decided to try a meal in my steamer tonight instead of just veggies, so I defrosted a salmon fillet from Sam's and chopped up some zuchinni & yellow squash. I haven't had steamed fish or chicken before, so I was interested in seeing how well it cooked. The result was pretty good:

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I think I overcooked it by a minute or two, but it's pretty decent! It reminds me more of canned tuna as far as the texture, versus the flaky style you get when baking or grilling it. I think I'll give chicken a try tomorrow. The greatest part was how easy it was - fill steamer with water, put fish & veggies into plastic bin, and set timer to 20 minutes - voila, instant meal! I had some rice leftover from lunch in my rice cooker that was on Stay Warm and some bread in the cupboard for the other sides. Completely effortless, healthy meal ftw!

 

[Mo0o]

My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

Ooh that sounds good, I'll have to try that! I just do filets for the convenience - Sam's sells them frozen, de-boned, pre-cut, and vacuum-sealed in large packs, which work out to about $2 per fillet. I get tilapia, cod, whitefish, and salmon and then just rotate between them using grilling, baking, frying, and now steaming. I've really only found a taste different in frying, I prefer fresh fish when frying, but with enough seasoning it's hard to tell the different in taste, just texture.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

Ooh that sounds good, I'll have to try that! I just do filets for the convenience - Sam's sells them frozen, de-boned, pre-cut, and vacuum-sealed in large packs, which work out to about $2 per fillet. I get tilapia, cod, whitefish, and salmon and then just rotate between them using grilling, baking, frying, and now steaming. I've really only found a taste different in frying, I prefer fresh fish when frying, but with enough seasoning it's hard to tell the different in taste, just texture.

Yeah, if it's any help, my mom says when the eyes pop out, it means it's ready. If you happen to undercook, just nuke it for a bit and it should be fine.

 

[Mday]

you over cooked it.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Mday
you over cooked it.

Did you read the OP? I mentioned that Hard to judge, it was pink inside every time I checked it, left it alone for a minute or two, then it was over-done

 

[Chronoshock]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

When my family makes steamed tilapia, we spread a bit of bean paste on the fish while it's steaming to give it extra flavor. We also add some julienned ginger to the scallion and soy. The hot oil at the end is critical. My favorite part is at the end of the meal when you can pick through the sauce for the scraps of meat that fell and are extra flavorful

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Chronoshock

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

When my family makes steamed tilapia, we spread a bit of bean paste on the fish while it's steaming to give it extra flavor. We also add some julienned ginger to the scallion and soy. The hot oil at the end is critical. My favorite part is at the end of the meal when you can pick through the sauce for the scraps of meat that fell and are extra flavorful

So do you just heat up vegetable oil or what?

 

[Baked]

I prefer my fish grilled.

 

[Aharami]

my first experience with steamed fish was at the restaurant penang. my uncle, who was visiting from singapore, wanted to take me and mom out to the closest thai restaurant. We went to penang and he basically made up his own dish and ordered something that wasnt on the menu - bass steamed chinese style. We were a little taken aback when the waiter brought out a whole fish as our dish but man was the fish tasty. it was such a simple dish - steamed bass, with soy sauce and some veggies, but yet to delicious.

Everytime i go back to penang, we order that dish.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Chronoshock

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

When my family makes steamed tilapia, we spread a bit of bean paste on the fish while it's steaming to give it extra flavor. We also add some julienned ginger to the scallion and soy. The hot oil at the end is critical. My favorite part is at the end of the meal when you can pick through the sauce for the scraps of meat that fell and are extra flavorful

So do you just heat up vegetable oil or what?

yeah it's just veggie oil. and yeah the ginger is important, forgot to add that bit

 

[IGBT]

..salmon is good steamed. red snapper will stinch out the house but tastes good.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Aharami
my first experience with steamed fish was at the restaurant penang. my uncle, who was visiting from singapore, wanted to take me and mom out to the closest thai restaurant. We went to penang and he basically made up his own dish and ordered something that wasnt on the menu - bass steamed chinese style. We were a little taken aback when the waiter brought out a whole fish as our dish but man was the fish tasty. it was such a simple dish - steamed bass, with soy sauce and some veggies, but yet to delicious.

Everytime i go back to penang, we order that dish.

It's amazing how good simple dishes can taste. I've been making an effort to cut out processed foods in order to avoid preservatives since they don't make me feel too good. I've been using my grill a lot in it's place (salt, pepper, and spices) and have really noticed a difference both in taste and in how I feel afterwards.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: IGBT
..salmon is good steamed. red snapper will stinch out the house but tastes good.

Yeah I forgot to mention it emitted a pretty funky smell while steaming The smell went away when it was done though!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Chronoshock

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

When my family makes steamed tilapia, we spread a bit of bean paste on the fish while it's steaming to give it extra flavor. We also add some julienned ginger to the scallion and soy. The hot oil at the end is critical. My favorite part is at the end of the meal when you can pick through the sauce for the scraps of meat that fell and are extra flavorful

So do you just heat up vegetable oil or what?

yeah it's just veggie oil. and yeah the ginger is important, forgot to add that bit

What kind of ginger do you use? Fresh minced ginger?

 

[IGBT]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: IGBT
..salmon is good steamed. red snapper will stinch out the house but tastes good.

Yeah I forgot to mention it emitted a pretty funky smell while steaming The smell went away when it was done though!

..red snapper will be an oderous ghost for atleast a month. next time I'll steam it out side.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Mo0o

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Chronoshock

Originally posted by: Mo0o
My mom cooks an amazing steamed tilapia although it's a whole fish and not filets

Steam it to near completion
Plate it
Add green onions + soy sauce
Drizzle hot oil on top (finishing the cooking)

It's amazing

When my family makes steamed tilapia, we spread a bit of bean paste on the fish while it's steaming to give it extra flavor. We also add some julienned ginger to the scallion and soy. The hot oil at the end is critical. My favorite part is at the end of the meal when you can pick through the sauce for the scraps of meat that fell and are extra flavorful

So do you just heat up vegetable oil or what?

yeah it's just veggie oil. and yeah the ginger is important, forgot to add that bit

What kind of ginger do you use? Fresh minced ginger?

julienned fresh ginger. it's not really meant to be consumed, just adds flavor to the fish.