Detailed instructions on how to make steamed red snapper with sweet and nutritious gourd

Prepare
45 Minutes Processing
30 Minutes For
3-4 people

Red snapper is a very familiar fish to the people of the South not only because they are easy to prepare, but also because the dish made from red snapper brings high nutritional value and is good for health.

If you are stuck in a situation of not knowing what to cook with this fish, please refer to how to make steamed red snapper in the article below!

Ingredients for steamed red snapper fish

• Red snapper: 1 fish (1kg)
• Gourd: 1 fruit
• Chili: 4 pieces
• Coriander: 1 handful
• Green onions: 6 plants
• Purple onion: 6 pieces
• Ginger: 1 branch
• Seasoning: Seasoning, fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, ground pepper, chili sauce, fine salt, lemon

Ingredients for steamed red snapper fish

Tips for choosing to buy fresh ingredients
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– The strongest and most delicious red snapper is a natural white or yellow fish with bright eyes and iridescent scales, strong swimming.
– If you choose to buy ready-made fish, you should choose fish with pink-red gills, tightly arranged scales that do not fall off, eyes are clear and slightly protruding, when holding, there is a feeling of viscous shine, dropping into the water. If not, the fish is still fresh.

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– Choose gourds with green skin, freshly picked stalks, of moderate size, neither too big nor too small.
– Should choose young gourd because it will be soft and sweet to eat, young gourds often still have fluff, soft skin (easy to press with nails), heavy hand holding, large fruit stalks, plastic stains with termites.

How to make steamed red snapper fish

Step 1Preliminary processing of red snapper

Buy red snapper , clean the scales, gills and intestines, rub with salt and lemon, and then rinse thoroughly with water to remove the viscosity.

Then lightly slit on 2 sides of the fish body diagonally so that when marinating, the seasoning is easier to absorb.

Preliminary processing of fish

Tips to remove the fishy smell of pink catfish
– First, you clean the fish by brushing the scales and filtering the fish intestines thoroughly. Pay attention to clean the blood clots and white patches in the fish’s belly.
– Remove the fishy smell of fish by diluting lemon juice and a little salt into the water, then soak the fish for about 10 minutes and then wash it.
Besides, you can also use vinegar or white wine to wash the fish, which will also help eliminate the fishy smell very effectively!

Step 2Prepare other ingredients

Peel the gourd, cut off the stem and wash it. Then cut in half horizontally.

Take half and cut it into thin slices about 1cm.

Prepare the ingredients

The other half is cut into 4 lengthwise then cut horizontally to the size of 2 knuckles.

Wash scallions and cut them into 2-3 knuckles. Peeled purple onion. Peel the ginger, wash it, and slice it.

Step 3Make sauce and marinate fish

Mix sauce with 1 tablespoon seasoning, 2 tablespoons fish sauce, 1 tablespoon oyster sauce, 1 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon ground pepper, 1 tablespoon chili sauce. Can be adjusted according to family taste.

Stir well to combine the sauce and then sprinkle evenly on both sides of the fish body. Remember to rub it all over the body of the fish and don’t forget to water the inside of the fish’s intestines . Leave for about 15 minutes for the flavors to infuse.

Make sauce and marinate fish

Step 4Steamed fish

You use a slightly deep dish. You arrange the sliced gourd down and then arrange the purple onions alternately in the gaps.

Next, put the onion head on top of the gourd layer, so when steaming, the fish flavor will be more delicious.

Arrange the ingredients and steam the fish

Then place the red snapper on top.

On top, sprinkle with sliced ginger and chili peppers. The scallions you can arrange around the fish or on top of the fish are fine.

Then you put the fish plate into the steamer.

If the gourd is cut into 4, just put it on the steamer, no need to put it together with the fish. Turn on medium heat, cover and steam for about 30 minutes until the fish is cooked.

Finished product

Steamed red snapper fish has a characteristic sweet taste of fish and is extremely delicious with spices. You can add cilantro and chopped chili on top to decorate after steaming.

You can eat red catfish with rice paper rolls and raw vegetables or eat with vermicelli, which is extremely attractive!

Steamed red catfish with gourd is extremely delicious

The way to cook steamed red snapper fish above will help you not be bored with greasy dishes every day. In particular, this dish is very delicious and good for health. So get to work right away!

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