Steamed eggs and fish fillets

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Fillet of sole
Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Green pepper
1 Scallion stalk
1 tablespoon Oil
½ cup Stock
3 Eggs
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Sliver fish fillets (or cut against the grain in ¾-inch strips).

Dredge them lightly in cornstarch; then arrange in a shallow heatproof dish.

2. Mince green pepper and scallion; sprinkle over fish. Also sprinkle oil over.

3. Heat (but do not boil) stock. Beat eggs very lightly. Slowly stir in stock, add salt; then pour over fish.

4. Steam over low heat until dolle (30 to 40 minutes). See "How-to Section". Serve right in the steaming dish. VARIATIONS: 1. For the oil, substitute chicken fat.

2. For the sole, substitute pike, skinned and diced. In step 2, add 1 tablespoon smoked ham, minced. (This dish is called Fish Swimming in a Golden Pond.)

3. In step 3, add to the egg mixture either 1 teaspoon ginger juice or a pinch of cinnamon.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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