Qing zheng yu (steamed fish with ABC soup)

Name: Qing zheng yu (steamed fish with ABC soup)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1000 g boiling water; 250 - 350 g pork ribs; 1000 g cold water; 150 g potato; 100 g carrot; 1 tomato; 100 g brown onion; 1 sweet corn cob; 20 g small dried anchovies; 60 g Shaoxing wine; 1 tsp salt; 500 g whole fish, gutted and cleaned; 3 cm piece fresh ginger; 4 spring onions/shallots; 2 tsp Shaoxing wine; 2 tbsp soy sauce; ½ - 1 tsp sesame oil; red chilli oil; 3 - 4 tbsp fermented black beans

4.0 21 rating

Prep. 20min

Total 1 h 15min

4 portions

Ingredients

ABC Soup

boiling water
1000 g
pork ribs
250 - 350 g
cold water
1000 g
potato peeled and cut into pieces (5 cm)
150 g
carrot peeled and cut into pieces (3-4 cm)
100 g
tomato cut into quarters and deseeded
1
brown onion cut into eighths
100 g
sweet corn cob cut into pieces (2-3 cm)
1
small dried anchovies (optional - see Tips)
20 g
Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
60 g
salt to taste
1 tsp

Steamed fish and garnishes

whole fish, gutted and cleaned (see Tips)
500 g
piece fresh ginger peeled and cut into thin slices, plus an extra 1-2 cm piece peeled and cut into julienne, for garnishing
3 cm
spring onions/shallots trimmed and cut into thin slices
4
Shaoxing wine (Chinese cooking wine)
2 tsp
soy sauce
2 tbsp
sesame oil
½ - 1 tsp
red chilli oil to taste (optional), for serving
fermented black beans (optional - see Tips), for serving
3 - 4 tbsp