Sunday, July 11, 2010

Simple & Healthy Steamed Pomfret (Bawal Putih, Tau Tey) Fish with Soya Sauce Recipe

There are many types of pomfret(family Bramidae) and the meaty type that you used to see in Chinese Restaurant are call Tau Tey. I came across some nice locally caught Tau Tey (white pomfret) at the wet market and bought three small size ones. They were very fresh and would make a good steamed dish. The pomfret (tau tey) flesh is very fine and sweet. I decided not to add too much seasonings so that the natural fish flavours would be retained.

Ingredients
Pomfret, 3 fishes
Light Soya Sauce, 2 tablespoons
Ginger, 6 slices
Tomato, 1 pc, cut into bite sizes
Garlic, 3 pips, chopped finely and sautéed until golden brown
Carrot, 1/2 , cut into small strips
Olive oil, 1 tablespoon

Pour the soya sauce and olive oil on the fish. Arrange the ginger, tomato and carrot on top of the pomfret. Steam at high heat for 25 minutes or until the fish is cooked thoroughly. Garnish with fried garlic and serve.

16 comments:

wenn said...

i hvn't tried adding carrots and tomatoes. will do that next time. thx.

Willie a.k.a Reptoz said...

Uh..never tried this recipe before.

RV said...

Pomfret is our favorite... this dish is very inviting

manglish said...

i like teochew steam but like u said maybe too heavy and affect the natural taste..how abt pompret shasimi next time? hahahahahahha

Philippine Travel Guide said...

thanks for the recipe a must try for the health conscious

Anonymous said...

Simple steamed fish dishes are the best ways of enjoying fish.

Reanaclaire said...

i have yet to buy a bottle of olive oil.. i must get one these days.. more healthy.. i love tau tey compared to the pak chong..

xin said...

can add some white tau hu at the side! healthier :D

mommy to chumsy said...

Mmmmm....delicious and wholesome meal :) i love steam fish :D thanks for the recipe.

suituapui said...

Wah! So many things on top? No photo of it after the steaming? White pomfret is too expensive these days. What dialect is tau tay? We call it pek chio...in our Hokkien dialect.

Angie's Recipes said...

Steamed pomfret with carrot and tomato? That sounds unique!

[SK] said...

urgh, i don't like pomfret, it's too fishy for my liking..

penny aka jeroxie said...

I love promfret but those here aren't very fish. Love to have some fresh ones when I get back

smallkucing said...

eh now quite expensive la this fish

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