Steamed Bream with Green Chilli

Ingredients

• 4 plate-sized bream, scaled, gilled and gutted
• ⅔ cup fish sauce
• ⅓ cup lime juice
• 2 teaspoons grated palm sugar
• 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 4 small green chillies, finely sliced
• ½ bunch coriander leaves, roughly chopped
• 2 lemons, zested
• Steamed jasmine rice, to serve

Method

    Rinse the belly cavity of the fish, rub away any black lining and pat dry with paper towel. Check for any remaining scales. Cut several deep slashes into the thickest part of both sides of the fish.

    Half fill a wok or large saucepan with water and bring to the boil.

Place a plate in 2 steamer baskets.

    Combine fish sauce, palm sugar, lime juice, garlic, chilli and half the coriander.

   Place 2 fish in each basket and stack baskets over wok or saucepan, cover and steam for 10-12 minutes until the fish are opaque and flesh flakes easily when tested with a fork, rotating the baskets after 6 minutes.

    Remove the plates from the baskets. Place fish on serving plates, pour fish sauce mixture over them and sprinkle with remaining coriander and lemon zest.