Chinese Style Steamed Cod Fish with Cordyceps Flowers | Easy Chinese New Year Recipe

cod fillets

🥗Healthier: tilapia

💰Cheaper: pollock

Tilapia is lower in calories and pollock is often less expensive.

soy sauce

🥗Healthier: low-sodium soy sauce

💰Cheaper: tamari

Low-sodium soy sauce reduces sodium intake while tamari is gluten-free.

sesame oil

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Olive oil is healthier and canola oil is often cheaper.

ginger

💰Cheaper: galangal

Galangal is a similar flavor but less common.

Prepare the cod fillets by patting them dry and seasoning with salt and black pepper.

Slice the ginger into thin matchsticks.

Chop the scallions into 2-inch pieces, separating the white and green parts.

Place the cod fillets on a heatproof plate and scatter the ginger and white parts of the scallions on top.

Drizzle soy sauce and sesame oil over the fish.

Fill a steamer pot with water and bring to a boil.

Once boiling, place the plate with the cod in the steamer basket and cover tightly.

Steam the fish for about 8-10 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork.

Remove the plate from the steamer carefully to avoid steam burns.

Garnish with chopped cilantro, green parts of the scallions, and red chili slices before serving.

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