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 29.0g, carbohydrate 4.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 0.0g, salt 3.25 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2002.

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  • 14 December 2008

    Abbie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    i will just wack it in the oven next time i dont think it has to be steamed

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  • 15 December 2008

    TraceyCarr rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    One of the best recipes I've had the pleasure of eating from this site (and there are many). It's light, refreshing and extremely simple to make. Highly recommended.

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  • 14 January 2009

    Nandun rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make and tastes nice too. We had this with Cous Cous.

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  • 19 January 2009

    Duckegg rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Made this with salmon fillets and served with rice noodles. It was lovely. but think the pak choi was a bit nondescript. Might try it next time with whole spring onions or baby leeks instead. All in all a quick and tasty dish , I will be making it again.

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  • 21 January 2009

    becbec rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Loved it...a winner

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  • 21 February 2009

    recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quite surprised at how good this was - I'm not a fish fan - but this worked well with white fish. Served with noodles and stir fried veg. I used 'greens' instead of the pakchoi as I couldn't get it, and that didn't work at all!

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  • 21 February 2009

    mother*ship rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very yummy and low calorie, just what I need at the moment. I used coley and replaced some of the soy sauce with Thai fish sauce (nam pla sp?) to emphasise the fish flavour. Will definitely make this again.

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  • 27 February 2009

    Steph rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Heaven on a plate!!!

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  • 02 March 2009

    Cassie rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is soo tasty and really healthy to! If you love Thai food, you will love this dish.

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  • 08 March 2009

    Kate rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Really easy to make and very tasty. I also wrapped in foil and popped in the oven for around 20 mins (we had large trout fillets), served with thai rice as suggested. Will def be making again.

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  • 09 March 2009

    grubdesigns rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I used mackrel rather than trout and forgot the soy sauce but it still turned out fabulous.

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  • 10 March 2009

    Buttercup commented on this recipe

    This was lovely, it was so tasty, will be making it again and again. The only changes I made was to add more garlic and chilli and I never deseed chillis. Perfect.

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  • 10 March 2009

    Buttercup rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Ooops forgot to rate!!

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  • 11 March 2009

    cstringer84 rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    so easy and tasty. used plain basmati rice and added the sesame seeds. yummy

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  • 08 April 2009

    ejclark rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this last night and it was absolutely lovely. Don't have a steamer either so put it in the oven for about 15 minutes at 180C and it came out really well. Will definitely make it again.

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  • 15 April 2009

    Joanne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Fantastic dish - easy to prepare (I halved the quantities for a solo supper) and very tasty! Rice with sesami seeds v good.

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  • 20 April 2009

    nugsy commented on this recipe

    This was a perfect sunny evening light meal. We used fresh sea trout from our local fishmongers and it was absolutely delicious. So easy as well to just bung everything into the steamer. Will definitely be a regular on our menu!

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  • 25 April 2009

    Sheepee rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was a great recipe, as i didn't have a steamer i used the plate over the suacepan as suggested and it needed to cook for a little longer. I served it with jasmine rice with a few peanuts through the rice..

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  • 16 May 2009

    Sazzle Brush rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Bit too much lime for my taste but was nice. I think there are many other ways to have fish which are nicer though. Probably wouldn't make again.

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  • 19 May 2009

    weemouse commented on this recipe

    So tasty yet so simple - was loved by everyone :)

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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 29.0g, carbohydrate 4.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 2.0g, fibre 0.0g, salt 3.25 g

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