Recipe for Thai-style Steamed Fish with Lime Juice & Garlic

fish sauce

🥗Healthier: soy sauce

💰Cheaper: salt

Soy sauce provides umami flavor, while salt enhances seasoning.

whole red snapper

💰Cheaper: tilapia

Tilapia is more affordable and has a similar texture.

To make sauce, first pour boiling water into a measuring jug, then dissolve the chicken stock powder and sugar. Then, add rest of the ingredients and mix well. The sauce should be sour, slightly spicy and sweet - adjust seasoning to your liking, using more lime juice, cili padi or sugar.

Pat the fish dry with a kitchen towel. Score the fish three times on both sides. Stuff the cavity of the fish with the lemongrass. Place fish on a heatproof plate. Steam on high heat for 10 minutes.

Place coriander stalks on side of the fish. Pour sauce over the fish. Then, garnish with coriander and serve.

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