Fishes have been a fear for me, as much as I love watching them in the waters but that's as far as I can accept. When I was young, we kept 8 goldfishes at home. We had them since they were little and one day, they all jumped out of the tank, onto the floor and died. The reason of their action we concluded was due to poisoning from overdose of medication.
But dun be mistaken, I do eat fish, but I can't imagine, touching or washing them. My favourite: steamed pomfet, teochew style, steamed other fishes, hong kong style. How fresh they are.
And I was living in this denial till recent. Mother in law had to work part time at the G2000 sales and she bought a whole lot of fishes and kept them in the freezer. She was telling me that I could steam and cook it if I want to and have them for a simple meal. Once and twice, I managed to dodge, until one day, I was off, and this is it, my first, in fact, steamed pomfetS (I had 2).
The experience is horrible.
I had to touch and wash the pomfets even though mother had cleaned them. I cannot relate them to poultry which I have cleaned many a time. The skin was silver and shiny, pretty I find it to be.
Ingredients:
Ginger, stripped
Tomatos, wedged
Salted mustard veg, stripped (soak before use, if shortage of time, soak in hot water)
Salted plum for cooking
Water (if you want more sauce)
A dash of oil (to be add only after the fish is cooked)
Prepare all the ingredients. Rub salted plum around fish. Make 2 slits on each side of the fish. Add the rest of the ingredient on the side. Put some mustard veg under the fish to lift it up slighlty.
Set the water in wok to boil. Only put in the fish when water boils (I didn't know!).
Steam for 12 mins for ~a palm size fish.
The eye of the fish should pop out once cooked (but it didnt happen, and I ended up over steaming the fish)
Verdict: The meat was tough due to over steaming or not fresh as the fish has been stored in the freezer for some time. And the soup/sauce was a bit too salty.
I give myself a 4/10 (Arg!!!), 4 because it still taste ok, and it looks ok, ha.
At the same time, my husband prepared 2 brown dishes which I thought would be a failure, instead, were like hotcakes at the dining table :( tofu with bean sprouts and five spice pork cubes, minced meat with meat paste. Well, dun judge a book by its cover or should I say, they are a family, and I have no doubt about that.
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