Thai-style steamed fish

Thai-style steamed fish

Serve with Thai jasmine rice for a flavour-packed low-fat meal

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Nestle the fish fillets side by side on a large square of foil and scatter the ginger, garlic, chilli and lime zest over them. Drizzle the lime juice on top and then scatter the pieces of pak choi around and on top of the fish. Pour the soy sauce over the pak choi and loosely seal the foil to make a package, making sure you leave space at the top for the steam to circulate as the fish cooks.
  2. Steam for 15 minutes. (If you haven't got a steamer, put the parcel on a heatproof plate over a pan of gently simmering water, cover with a lid and steam.)
Try

Perk up your rice

Try serving with Thai jasmine rice, and if you've got some sesame seeds, toast a handful and toss them into the rice just before serving.

Per serving

199 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, salt 3.25 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2002.

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  • 2008-02-01 19:19:52.213259

    Lindsrecipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a delicious and very fragrant dish. Very simple to prepare. Have made it now for many members of the family and they all agree!

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  • 2008-03-29 08:07:44.230015

    Chirsteen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is so easy to make and really bursting with flavour. I'll definately be making it again!

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  • 2008-04-11 12:47:15.906811

    gaff rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very spicy & flovoursome, loved how easy it was to prepare!

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  • 2008-04-13 17:01:51.888913

    valentino rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this twice and will make it again. It is so easy to make I love the flavours. I added some chopped spring onion and some frozen peas and sweetcorn and took the skin off before serving. I didnt have any lime the first time I made it so used lemon but it was still good.

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  • 2008-05-21 10:28:59.417219

    Naomi rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was FANTASTIC. Made it with white fish and used asparagus instead of pak choi and it was wonderful. Also substituted oyster sauce for soy, which worked well.

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  • 2008-06-15 20:58:44.321765

    syllabob commented on this recipe

    Boyfriend said I could cook this every day and he'd be happy, and he even had it as cold left overs! REALLY easy, REALLY tasty.

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  • 2008-06-18 12:38:19.01953

    Loulou rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is delicious! Made it with salmon instead of trout and it worked really well. Would definitely make again. First time I'd tried steaming fish and it cooked perfectly.

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  • 2008-07-22 22:21:26.861707

    kfrej commented on this recipe

    GREAT dish - at first I was very careful with with the spices but only when used all the dish was complete. Very popular and easy dish -made it at least 5 times already

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  • Binder photo Jen

    2008-07-29 09:01:32.885314

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I was surprised at how easy yet how enjoyable this was, I think it will become a staple.

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  • 2008-08-01 09:34:38.546498

    Ourshell rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Wow! This was so easy to make and really delicious. Served it with chilli noodles instead of rice. Will definitely be making this again and again.

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  • 2008-08-02 20:02:04.547832

    Pewtersfood commented on this recipe

    Didn't like it - guess salmon should be left alone

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  • 2008-08-27 12:12:27.051049

    delsh21 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this recipe with any kind of fish. So tasty, easy and healthy. I make sure I've always got the ingredients as it's now one of my favourite mid week after-work meals.

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  • 2008-09-11 15:13:43.125056

    Leamac83 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I really like this, forgot to add the soy sauce but it was just as nice! I also wrapped mine in foil and cooked in the oven for about 15 mins and was delicious!

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  • 2008-09-18 11:12:02.108826

    philw2008 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I'm not a great cook but I found this quite easy and it tasted amazing.

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  • 2008-09-21 09:39:56.456385

    JUSTYNA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This healthy dish is full of flavour and very easy to prepare after work. Really tasty and looks great, too!! I will definately make it again.

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  • 2008-09-26 13:00:02.43503

    Baskerville commented on this recipe

    As I don't have a steamer I decided to microwave this dish with green beans and brocoli layered on the top of the dish. I cooked this dish on high for 7 mins using four fish fillets, and when cooked I found that the dish was quiite dry, I feel that this dish would be better braised with a fish stock cube as my family prefer more sauce. The flavours were good, and worked well, I served the dish with baby new potatoes and rice. I'll make this again but with a fish stock cube for more sauce. Baskerville.

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  • 2008-10-21 19:30:19.28057

    fluffyblueberry commented on this recipe

    the flavours were great - however I made it two large cloves of garlic and probably about double the soy sauce. It tasted really great. I'm making a different version tonight with chicken breasts, steamed in a parcel in the oven for about 25 minutes with the sauce. But I'll add shitake mushrooms to the parcel and steam pak choi separate today.

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  • Binder photo Jo

    2008-11-24 21:39:30.720527

    Jo rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was so easy to make but is very effective. A low fat meal with lots of taste - you can't go wrong. I made it with salmon and put the foil pack in the oven for 15 minutes as recommended above and worked perfectly. I had it with rice but think noodles would be good too.

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  • 2008-11-26 11:18:17.236068

    klm909 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    foolproof recipe and super tasty! i'd leave it just as it is- perfect!

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  • 2008-12-09 12:38:37.084415

    emily85 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    very easy to make, lovely tasting, will definitely make again!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 - 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

Low-fat

Ingredients

  • 2 trout fillets, each weighing about 140g/5oz
  • a small knob of fresh root ginger , peeled and chopped
  • 1 small garlic clove , chopped
  • 1 small red chilli (not bird's eye), seeded and finely chopped
  • grated zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 3 baby pak choi , each quartered lengthways
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce
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Per serving

199 kcalories, protein 29g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 7 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 0g, salt 3.25 g

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