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Thai-style steam fish recipe - Green lime and coriander, red chili and white garlic are mixed with fish sauce and laying on the steamed fish

Thai Style Steam Fish (ปลานึ่งไทย)

This Thai style steam fish is one of the classic Thai cuisine using fish sauce, chili and lime as sauce base to burst the umami, saltiness, spiciness and sourness. Follow this recipe and you can obtain the richness of this flavorful Thai-style steam fish!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Thai

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients

  • 1 piece Fish
  • 1-2 piece Lemongrass

Seasonings

  • 1 tbsp Lime Juice
  • 2 tbsp Fish Sauce
  • 3 gloves Garlic
  • 2-3 pieces Fresh Chili
  • ½ tbsp Sugar
  • 1 Pinch Coriander
  • ½ tbsp Oil

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all ingredients.  Mince the garlic cloves, chili and coriander.
    Thai-style steam fish recipe - all ingredients are prepared, fish in the middle, fresh lemongrass, lime, garlic, chopped coriander, fish sauce and chili are laying around the fish.
  • Mix all seasonings into a bowl. Cut the lemongrass into length of 10cm.
    Thai-style steam fish recipe - lemongrasses are laying on the left and the mixed sauce at the right
  • Clean the fish completely and put the lemon grass into the fish stomach.
    Tip: Give the fish surface a few shallow cuts to let the seasonings get into it. Enhance the flavour! 
    Thai-style steam fish recipe - lemongrass are stuffed into fish belly
  • Steam the fish with low heat for 8-10 mins. Pour the mixed seasonings onto the fish and steam it for another 2 mins.
    Thai-style steam fish recipe - the fish is steamed inside a pot.
  • Then, your Thai flavoured steam fish is now ready for serve!

Notes

  1. Common/ traditional fish type for making this dish are Tilapia, Sea Bass or Barramundi.
Keyword fish, lemongrass, spicy, Thai cuisine