Panate's Steamed Thai Fish

Inspired by the gift of a steam pot and recipes from Panate when he left for Thailand I decided to make a surprise, Thai dinner for Naoko. The main dish recipe is quite simple:

Panate's steamed Thai fish (2-3 people)

• 400 g white fish (I used Hoki fillet)
• 1 chili fruit
• 1 piece of fresh ginger
• 2 spring onions
• 2 tbs oyster sauce
• 1 tbs soy

Put fish in a (shallow) bowl. Slice ginger and chili into long fine pieces and put over and around the fish. Mix the soy and oyster sauce and pour over the fish and vegetables. Boil water in the steamer and add the bowl with fish in the top level of the steamer. Let it cook for 15-20 minutes. Make sure not to cook too long as the fish will become dry.

The Thai fish I served with jasmine rice and our fabled Chinese new year salad. The freshness of the salad was a great match to the oyster sauce heavy fish. To make things even more festive I made a simple coconut smoothie. Simply mix (in a mixer) one can of coconut milk, one can of pineapple and one banana. Delicious!