Steamed sea trout, peppered cabbage, soy, ginger and garlic

Photograph: Harry Weir
Photograph: Harry Weir
Serves: 4
Course: Main Course
Cooking Time: 0 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 small Savoy cabbage, trimmed, shredded and washed
  • 1 small cauliflower, trimmed and very finely sliced
  • 1 x 500g skinless and pin-boned piece of sea trout
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and shredded
  • 2 cloves of garlic, peeled and sliced
  • 60mls dark soy sauce
  • 2 tbsp fish sauce
  • A drizzle of honey
  • 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
  • 200mls water
  • Salt and black pepper

1 Layer the cabbage, cauliflower and sea trout on a large frying pan or shallow pot.

2 Scatter the ginger and garlic over the trout then drizzle over the soy, fish sauce, honey and sesame oil.

3 Add the water and season using just a little salt and lots of black pepper.

4 Cover the pan tightly then cook on the hob on the highest heat for 10-12 minutes.

5 Exactly how long it takes will entirely depend on the thickness of the fish.

6 Use a knife to check if the fish is cooked after 10 minutes.

7 The sauce should be nearly all absorbed into the vegetables.

8 If you find that your fish isn't cooked and your pan is dry just add a little more water and continue to cook for another minute or two.

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn

Paul Flynn is a chef, restaurateur and contributor to The Irish Times. He and his wife, Máire, run the Tannery restaurant and cookery school in Dungarvan, Co Waterford