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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  • 08 March 2011

    karoliina rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 14 March 2011

    Asha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic. Easy and full of flavour.

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  • 19 March 2011

    Susie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    ive cooked this twice now, both times with delicious results. I couldnt steam the fish as didnt have the correct equipment, but I put the foil package in the oven (170-180C fan) on a baking tray for the same amount of time and it was great.

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  • 01 April 2011

    audforbez rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Lovely receipe, very quick to prepare and tastes great. It has quickly become a regular in our house.

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  • 26 April 2011

    vicky rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This recipe is amazing...healthy, quick, and tasty as you like. We've tried it with salmon, king prawns and once with trout - I preferred the salmon and king prawns but only because the trout hadn't been filleted too well. I'd suggest 2 garlic cloves instead of one and if you have any, a couple of fresh kaffir lime leaves - they taste amazing. Do yourself an even bigger favour - serve with noodles and find yourself smugly grinning at how little there is in your washing up bowl :)

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  • 13 May 2011

    minacolada rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Not overly impressed; it was ok but the lime completely overpowered the other flavours; neither of us could even taste the soy or garlic. If I try it again I'll use half a lime!

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  • 17 May 2011

    Emma K rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this dish, is so simpla and tasty, it can also be done with frozen fish (i used cod and samon) and baked in the oven for 30 min at 200 degrees.

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  • 18 May 2011

    LAURA rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    the first time I have had trout - it was fantastic! Will def make this again

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  • 24 May 2011

    Jennie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really nice fresh flavours. I also used a foil pack in the oven. I used white fish (blue cod and snapper) - delish!

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  • 24 May 2011

    maacka rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Couldn't get hold of any pak choi, so I used endives instead and they were not great. However fish was absolutely fantastic - full of flavour and very healthy! Will be definitely making this again, but with some different veg.

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  • 30 May 2011

    amye_123 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    So easy and delicious. Served mine with quinoa instead of rice.

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  • 14 June 2011

    lou locks25 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Very tasty, will be making this recipe again, only next time we will be adding more chilli and only half the lime juice.

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  • 23 June 2011

    Tashab07 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I have made this recipe lots of times now, usually with cod fillets as the other half doesn't like trout. It is absolutely gorgeous, wouldn't change a thing!! I am going to try cooking the fish from frozen tonight in the oven. Highly redcommended and very healthy!! :)

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  • 08 July 2011

    Emmalovesfood commented on this recipe

    I absolutely love this dish! It is one of my faves, id have it every week if my boyfriend would let me! It is a little on the expensive side with the trout, but its worth it. I usually add a little more soy and lime juice as it gives a really fresh and tasty sauce to go with the rice. I don't have a seatmer so I find it works just as well in the oven leaving a gap at the top of the foil parcel on about 190 for 20-25 mins.

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  • 11 July 2011

    Justabeena rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Just cooked this but with chicken. So easy and tasted amazing. Added some red pepper and spring onion to bulk it out and served with coconut rice. Destined to become a fave!

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  • 20 July 2011

    sheils rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it! Kept the fish nice and moist. Added asparagus. Will make again.

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  • 13 August 2011

    GlossyChops rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I love this recipe - it is so simple and tasty. I like to add tender-stem broccoli to steam in the parcels along with the baby pak choi to boost the healthy vegetable aspect of the dish. It is also fantastic accompanied with a packet of Tilda's Lime and Corriander rice (microwave a bag for 1 minute - so quick and easy and perfect every time).

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  • 04 September 2011

    LizzieC rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Used sea bass fillets. Can't believe how quick it was to cook.. Very tasty.

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  • 22 September 2011

    JKShaw rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic flavours and very quick to put together!

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  • 11 October 2011

    StaceyElaine rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Love this! Although I completely improvised on most of the ingredients as I just used what was in my cupboard - frozen salmon fillet with garlic granules, ground ginger, lemon juice and some fish sauce (nam pla) with a chopped red chilli out of a jar! Served with sweet chilli noodles and a large side of broccolli.....beautiful! I also don't have a steamer so just used the foil parcel in the oven :)

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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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