Steamed Pomfret

We had a friend come over for lunch ..... and that was something that happened very rarely. It was because we both hardly cooked complicated meals. So anyway, my friend and brought back this very fresh pomfret from home .... and we thought we would steam it for lunch that day.

Early in the morning, I went to buy some ingredients to steam the fish with. Back home, I shredded the ginger, salted vegetable, pre-soaked Shiitake mushrooms, and tomatoes. The garlic and chillies were chopped finely. Then to the ingredients, I added a generous amount of sesame oil .....

 Ingredients for steamed fish

Just before we steamed the fish, we poured all the ingredients atop it .... and then placed in the steamer over high fire. 15 minutes later, it was ready to eat ....

Steamed pomfret

Lol .... the fish tasted really good! Probably cause it was fresh and we could taste its natural sweetness. The accompanying ingredients were delicious too. My friends said they were reminded of home because of this dish .... it was like how our moms used to do it. Well, it should be .... cause those were the ingredients Mom used when she steamed pomfrets back home. :))

Of course, besides the fish, we had a Stir-fry mustard green, a Szechuan vegetable soup, and fried rice. What an elaborate lunch .... cooked by ourselves at home. :))