5 from 27 votes
Steamed Pompano
Steamed Pompano features a whole golden pompano fish stuffed with ginger and green onions, steamed atop soft tofu. The fish cooks gently to tender, opaque flesh, while the aromatic ginger and scallions infuse flavor. Hot oil is poured over the garnishes at the end, releasing their fragrance, and soy sauce is added around the tofu for seasoning, resulting in a delicate and fragrant steamed fish dish.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings:
4
Calories:
219 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese
Ingredients
- 1 golden pompano
- 1 bunch green onions cut about 2-3" in length, save some thinly julienned for topping
- 1" piece ginger thinly sliced
- 1 pkg tofu cut into pieces, soft
- cilantro optional
- 2 tablespoon vegetable oil high smoke-point
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce or as needed, light
Instructions
- Clean fish by rinsing it under cold running water.
- Use a pair of scissors to cut at the belly, gut and remove all the innards and gills.
- Rinse the fish under water and pat dry with paper towel.
- Stuff in the inner belly of the fish with green onions and ginger.
- Arrange tofu onto a heat-proof plate and place the fish on top of it.
- Use a knife to add a few cross cuts to the fish, to help it cook evenly. (Don't cut all the way through).
- Place the plate on a steam rack in a wok or steamer, and fill with water.
- Heat over high heat and steam for 25-30 minutes, depending on the size of your fish, until the flesh is opaque.
- Remove plate from the steamer.
- Arrange additional julienned scallions/green onions, ginger and/or cilantro on the fish.
- In a small saucepan, heat up 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil, until almost smoking hot.
- Carefully pour the hot oil over top of the scallions/green onions on the pompano fish.
- Pour soy sauce around the tofu.
- Serve the fish and tofu together with hot steamed rice.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
219kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
1g
(0%)
Protein
24g
(48%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Trans Fat
0.01g
(1%)
Cholesterol
53mg
(18%)
Sodium
608mg
(25%)
Potassium
509mg
(11%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
0.4g
(1%)
Vitamin A
159IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 219
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 219kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 1g | 0% |
| Protein | 24g | 48% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Trans Fat | 0.01g | 1% |
| Cholesterol | 53mg | 18% |
| Sodium | 608mg | 25% |
| Potassium | 509mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 0.4g | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 159IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.