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Steamed fish fillet with scallion curls and hot oil

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  • 300 g fish fillet
  • 4 whole scallions
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ¼ tsp sugar
  • ¼ tsp white pepper
  • ½ tsp rice wine
Slice the fillet into about half centimeter slices and sprinkle over the white parts of four scallions.
Marinate with the salt, sugar, white pepper, rice wine, cornstarch and peanut oil, and spread out evenly.
Steam on high for four minutes.
  • ½ tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp peanut oil
  • ½ tbsp soy sauce
  • scallion greens
Sprinkle over the soy sauce and the scallion curls.
Slice the scallion greens lengthwise as thin as possible, tearing the bigger pieces open, and toss them in cool water for about 10 minutes to curl.
  • 2 tbsp peanut oil
Heat two tablespoons of peanut oil in a wok until smoking hot and drizzle it over the scallions.