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Steamed carp with sauce

Steamed carp with sauce

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Discover this recipe for steamed carp, flavored with ginger and onion, and served with a delicious sauce.

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Recipe from Tisscherry (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine ·

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This recipe offers a simple and delicious white fish dish, perfect for a family dinner or a get-together with friends.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time15 min
  • Cook time20 min
  • Resting5 min
  • Total40 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodsteam
  • Estimated cost$2.16 $0.54 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.

Ingredients

4 people
  • $0.03
  • $0.15
  • $0.15
  • $0.15
  • $0.73
  • $0.78
  • $0.17

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Clean the fish, removing the scales, gills, and belly. ≈ 8 min
  2. Cut the fish in half lengthwise, then season with salt and let it rest.
  3. Next, finely chop the onion and ginger. ≈ 8 min
  4. If you enjoy spicy dishes, you can also prepare small pieces of hot peppers. ≈ 3 min
  5. Place the fish and onions/ginger in a dish, pour in rice wine, and steam.
  6. Once cooked, let it rest for 2 minutes, then pour the sauce over the fish.
  7. Sprinkle with chopped onion or ginger seeds, and then pour in warm oil paint.

The bill

Steamed carp with sauce

  • Sprinkle the salt and let it rest.$0.03
  • Next, finely chop the onion and ginger.$0.15
  • If you enjoy spicy flavors, you can prepare diced chili peppers.$0.15
  • Place the fish, onion, and ginger in a dish.$0.15
  • rice wine$0.73
  • Sprinkle with chives or grated ginger.$0.78
  • Finally, it was covered in hot, burning oil paint.$0.17

Total$2.16

that's $0.54 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • Removing the scales from the carp
  • Cleaning the back
  • Cut each side of the casing in half.
  • Sprinkle the salt and let it rest.
  • Next, finely chop the onion and ginger.
  • If you enjoy spicy flavors, you can prepare diced chili peppers.
  • Place the fish, onion, and ginger in a dish.
  • rice wine
  • Steamed, using a double boiler.
  • After turning off the fire, wait for 2 minutes.
  • After preparing the dish, add the fish sauce to the steamed sauce.
  • Sprinkle with chives or grated ginger.
  • Finally, it was covered in hot, burning oil paint.

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