Steamed Fish 蒸鱼 Like Mom's but Way Easier!

I grew up having steamed fish for dinner. Here's an easier (ie. lazy) way to have classic Chinese steamed fish for dinner with your family.
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[@FloLum]

Super simple and delicious way to make fish. If you don’t have a wok, use a steamer or any large pan with a lid that can accommodate your plate. Happy Sunday! 💕

[@elbarca223]

Can you do without oil? Veg oil is not good for health. All other is great!

[@coracorpuz5148]

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[@liliasoliven1658]

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[@abuhassan3600]

This is very very easier to cook and should be tasty.

[@abi2270]

Where do you buy such a big wok please?

[@joiekrzyz1086]

Oh my goodness 😳 this brings me back to college days when I moved out of the dorms into an apartment. My roommate from Hong Kong used to make this for dinner. It was so delicious. She made it from frozen fillets of whitefish. She steamed the fish in our only sauce pan with chopsticks on the bottom immersed in H20 to hold up the plate -- poor college students. 😅🤣😂🤣

[@daviddumplingeater]

Sounds like great memories!

[@valkyrie757]

About halfway through this video I thought to myself "this fish would be delicious with the ginger-green onion condiment that goes with Hainanese chicken". And that seems to be what you made! Thanks to your videos I have learned so much about flavors and combinations of flavors that I never thought of before. Thank you so much for another great recipe, I can't wait to make this!

[@andreapage2367]

When dude makes that "Mmm" utterance, it totally cheers me 😆 up. The two of you are simply marvelous together. I am encouraged to try this recipe using the rack method. Brilliant ☆☆☆ 🙌 blessings AP

[@kymmilee4516]

I love that you “can’t be bothered” by the extra steps !!! My sister!! I’m going to try this !!

[@tammyvo8880]

Thank you! I’m running out of recipes😁. Can’t wait to make it for dinner tonight. Have a blessed day.

[@shirleyheise9790]

Flo you are such a great cook to share your recipes to people. You are so calm and going through every steps is so easy to follow.

[@EricsonHerbas]

Great recipe. Brings back fond memories when my aunties would make this after Sunday morning church. I vividly remember it was catfish!

[@byhsu6140]

Of all the recipes I searched, yours seems to be the easiest to do. I used a whole Striped Bass to make the steamed fish and turned out excellent. My father in law loved it. Thank You

[@MiMi-is4tr]

Thank you for sharing. Your husband is like my husband. They always made us happy with fun.

[@kazoolibra7322]

Lake michigan whitefish defrosting NOW in the fridge...will be making this is a few hours! THANK YOU

[@soleiletjoie]

Thank you for sharing this recipe! Just made it and it’s delicious 😋

[@loritrotter6354]

This is delicious! Having it again tonight!

[@joyaclub]

Yes, this brings back fond memories with my parents. Thanks.

[@julesn7247]

So simple and tasty! Thank you Flo and Dude!

[@jintzie1950jth]

This looks really great! I am so encouraged to try it. Thank you for this great recipe!

[@daveswensen9627]

Looks delicious! Thanks for another good recipe.

[@kellydun465]

Thanks Flo for the video. We order this so often when we go out for Chinese- you made it look so easy and simple to make it at home. Looks delicious!

[@meeleetee8530]

Thanks Flo for this recipe; another way to cook fillet of fish. Looks very easy.

[@barbram8001]

Flo thank you, for a simple beautiful fish dinner.

[@graceyeh1]

Just the recipe I needed thanks Flo. Dude is a lucky man. Eats so well :)

[@nataliewong6795]

I tried this method out last week. It was fantastic. Looking forward to making it for my mom and Aunt for part of a Sunday dinner. Thank you for this video.

[@ecu4321]

flo's evil laugh at 8:04 is so hilarious! i wanna make it my ringtone

[@ahooper99]

Easy and delicious. Thank you!

[@LRE888]

One of our favorite too I still do the whole fish but I’m going to try it your way thank you Flo!

[@mike97525]

I look forward to your videos guys, thanks😍👍

[@cherrihankins9664]

Excellent! Thank you

[@maryjemison1101]

Looks and sounds delicious 😋 i love fish 🐠

[@gracelth]

Hi Flo! We tried this today. My dad thought it was bought from the restaurant! Thank you for sharing! Been watching your videos for a while ever since my sis recommended it for cooking using instantpot. Looking forward to more home-cooked yummy recipes.

[@evasoriano3074]

Love the way you cook... truly simple just like my Mommy cooked it when I was a kid too... GOD bless you more ❤️🙏🙏🙏

[@robertlangley258]

Man that looks good, thank you.

[@patrickmchargue7122]

That was pretty simple, thanks.

[@kadlee]

this has been my go-to recipe after i saw ur video. me being married to a Taiwanese and still learning the tricks of the trade. 😅 thank u for this vid. 🥰

[@graceyeh1]

Somehow when I watch Flo, I just get it. Heading to the freezer to defrost fish now

[@snowpony001]

Just made this tonight and am eating it as I type. I also used red Snapper which is one of my favorites. Wow, it is delicious and everything you said it would be as far as easy and really quick to prepare. Thank you so much for introducing me to this wonderful dish. Priceless when dude found a bone after extolling the virtues of fillets 😂😂😂

[@sylviamatthee8172]

Thank you!

[@evelynrosado1439]

Looks delicious. 🤗

[@josephfrankch492]

Lembranças do Brasil !!! Ótimas receitas !!

[@tjharlow]

Have to try that one. Thx

[@barbram8001]

@joie... Great tip, using the chopsticks. Thank you.

[@niznomores7961]

I'm gonna try this recipe with a whole pompano. Ur right, the last time I had this dish was at a friends wedding banquet. I took the fancy menu on the table bc it had the ingredients of the dishes and try to figure out the proportions like a mad scientist. I still think of that steamed fish dish til this day, and that was 10 years ago. Now I don't have to wait for another wedding, I can make it tonight thanks to you!👍🏽

[@violetviolet888]

How did it go?

[@niznomores7961]

It's better with the red snapper.

[@cookiescream548]

Growing up, I used to hate fish nights unless it was sweet and sour fish. Now that I don't live with mom anymore, Im always missing her steamed fish and soups.

[@burptothankthecook8005]

Your mom sounds amazing. You need to get her on your show to show some old school Chinese cooking.

[@NicAngels16]

Right when you start saying how you can miss the whole recipe if you’re not paying attention I’m rewinding to figure out what the sauce was haha. Definitely want to steam more fish, I’ve been badly craving Chinese comfort meals

[@MsJosephine2012]

Just cooked fresh Red Emperor filleted fish at home & it tastes just as good as whole fish. Much better without the bones. Thanks Flo. Ex-Malaysian in Perth, Australia.

[@leouisegrech722]

My absolute favourite is salmon heads….fillet is good but love the heads! I steam them as well. The best. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertoleon4783]

Absolutely Delicious 😋

[@felsernaquinones8144]

For sure I will make it soon ! Yummy….

[@lindapasaribu7066]

yummy steamed fish

[@TheKatherine1958]

Hi Flo! I love fresh fish but once again I haven’t tried it this way. It looks so easy and I bet it tastes really good! Hope you are all well. Xxoo

[@yorkhs2]

Looks awesome. Want to have more fish as I say as some one who just bought $400 of farm grown beef. But got to try this. As always your GREAT.

[@christineminer2117]

Just purchased your third cookbook. Loved your first one…..can’t wait to get this one too! Question…. I know a wok is needed but I think I can use my large cast iron skillet…..do you agree or should I invest in a wok? Love your channel

[@HowToCuisine]

Gorgeous! 🤗

[@chinatse8110]

Just like Mom’s! My favourite way to make fish!

[@eddya9637]

Yes thanks for this, I’m looking to make this in a foil pack using air fryer. Any suggestions?

[@PatsyC57]

Another winner, I didn’t have green onions, so I used jalapeños and it was delicious.

[@chaimdelacruz2493]

Nice

[@bobkelley8291]

Looks sarap, Maraming saamat

[@wendyshoowaiching4161]

Use kettle boiling water, faster. If often like to cook, I recommend Khind DB 600. Electric steamer, very useful, steam everything including steam soup for the entire family. I steam rice, seafood, meat, Mince pork ginger mince & oyster sauce, egg....Save gas long term especially steam braise meat that requires 2.5 hours up. Steam Porridge 2.5 hours. Labour free

[@wendyschnapa7582]

Ahhh! You reminded me to cook my fish exactly you did. You brought back so many good memories when my late father cooked sea bass for the family. He was an expert at deboning the fish. I always buy fillets so we can enjoy fish without bones. Too bad sea bass is not sold as fillets in an Asian supermarket. Maybe one day it will happen. Have a great weekend!

[@sandychan480]

Hi Flo: Thanks v much for this video. Did you use live rock cod? And that you asked the fishmonger to fillet for you?

[@doloressandovalmartinez9642]

Thanks, been craving fish Just wasn't wanting to make it same old same old 😋🐟

[@jamest8158]

A "fantastical" dish! ;-)

[@abuhassan3600]

I think this is very very easier to cook and should be tasty.

[@Lilmommabear4]

I LOVE steamed fish!! We like a place called "Red Ginger" delicious food!! I order there steamed fish it's SO delicious 😋😋😋😋

[@myrna5540]

Hi Flo, Dude, family and subscribers. Flo I feel you read my mind, I been wanting to eat fish this week. I love your cutting skills, you should see the mess I make, LOL.

[@FloLum]

LOL! Do you remember my earlier videos? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@myrna5540]

@@FloLum yes I do, you have been an inspiration for me to try new things. I am so proud of you. Your light always shines so bright.

[@FloLum]

Aw… so kind! 😘

[@fung1007]

If you have time and taking suggestions, can you show us a recipe for steaming whole fish? Love this video btw =D

[@richardwong7681]

Yep, the easiest. Can be trout, pampordia or any fish. Keep it simple that's my motto.

[@mliontamer1066]

Can you recommend a good wok with lid?

[@kitkatz9984]

Yum...leave the bloopers in...hee hee😃😃❤💜🐬🐦🐆🌅

[@dannyspon]

Reminds me of how my mom cooked fish but the whole fish, head, fins and eyeballs!

[@FloLum]

My kids love the eyeballs! Good thing there are two… but poor them… no more eyeballs when making filets.

[@rosrosy5011]

Can we substitute rice wine with rice vinegar or any other alternatives?

[@seniorturtle2214]

Hello Flo, I really enjoyed watching your video and thank you so much for sharing your recipe and posting this video. I would really like to purchase a trivet exactly like the one you used in this video inside your wok. Would you please let me know the brand name of the trivet and possibly where I might purchase it from? I live in California. Thanks Again and take care.

[@deborah2214]

You are such a wonderful cook! Simple, but delicious. Do you have any idea what the temperature of the fish should be when it’s done? I’m sort of paranoid about not cooking it sufficiently, so I would like to use a thermometer. Thank you!

[@FloLum]

Sorry, I rarely use a thermometer. You can use a knife or chopstick to poke it. If it shows any resistance, it means it is still a bit raw. But if it slides easily through it is cooked. You don’t want to overcook fish, it will become mealy and dry. Hope that helps.

[@erliniamcguire3068]

I don’t always have green onions on hand. Can regular yellow onion be substituted for it?

[@AkFlyFishersmembers]

Another wonderful simple recipe. Thank you. Do you think this would work with halibut?

[@wendyschnapa7582]

yes it would work with halibut! Enjoy!

[@FloLum]

Halibut would be delicious!

[@cmaur811]

❤ love a whole fish . If my hub got the bone- that would be the end. But he would love sauce and rice.

[@hartini8986]

Singapore, 20/2/2023 Want try Thanks 🙏 Good luck mom

[@soaringkite2673]

Can you devote a video on choosing the right wok?

[@jessaleyva8936]

Can i use the sauce for salmon fish?

[@erikaromanowski2719]

Can this be made in the IP?

[@lostinmuzak]

Oh please. Steamed fish head is absolutely delicious. Get a grouper head because it’s big an has a lot of meat on the side. Split it in half and then cook it like way shown here. And then enjoy all the goodies inside.

[@MissTopDJ007]

What vegetable dish would you pair this fish with?

[@peterstephenson9705]

You've just taken me back to Taiwan in 1975. The bones were a problem but the food delish.

[@arg888]

So true about M.P. for seafood on a menu, you will get sticker shock.

[@jeyacarmichael4420]

Hi, thanks for sharing your wonderful recipes. I'm from Malaysia. Where in Malaysia is your husband from. I'm from PJ.

[@camerokid78]

I’m going to add ginger.

[@kathyroot1554]

💛

[@rosearonhalt9036]

really enjoy your channel but i have a question my husband and i love chinese buffet and he enjoys a dish called hundreds chicken and i would love trying this at home however i am not having success finding recipe can you help me with this and thank you very much

[@FloLum]

I have no idea what hundreds chicken is. 🤔

[@rosearonhalt9036]

@@FloLum thank you hmmmm back to the drawing board lol

[@violetviolet888]

Rose: What is the name of the restaurant? Where is the address? Does it have a website? Is the chicken fried? Is it spicy?

[@gordjohnson70]

Massage the raw fillets with your fingers. That should find any stray bones. It's good to study the bone structure of the fish. Understanding that will help you find those hidden bones. Give the kids the tail end of the fish. There are no bones behind the back of the rib cage.

[@ditackett]

Hey Flo. Do u still work America’s test kitchen? I knew I had seen u somewhere else snd it finally hit me the other day when I was watching an older episode

[@FloLum]

I wish that was me, but alas no, I am not Lan Lam.

[@ditackett]

@@FloLum I could have swore I saw ur name. I’m sorry. Well u both sound alike. Thanks for ur recipes

[@FloLum]

I get that quite a bit actually. So odd!

[@tonysin4474]

What happen if the fish is over steam or how do we know if it's over cooked?

[@violetviolet888]

Then you eat overcooked, dry/mealy fish. Just put a timer on for five minutes. Check with a chopstick to see if the thickest part is done. If not give it one more minute, and check again. Repeat as necessary.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

It is nice too see the Fish without the Head. I prefer not having my Food looking back at me

[@FloLum]

😆 I agree! When we were kids, and they brought out the chicken, we’d always tease the person that had the head pointing at them…. That they had to eat it.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

@@FloLum Cooked chicken with the Head still on it? I would have thrown up at the Table. When I was a Preteen, a Week was spent on my Baba's farm, every year, it was Chicken Week. First thing, was off with their Head, then they would run around in circles flapping their wings. Us Kids were the ones who caught the Chickens and gave them to Baba, who did the beheading. Our next Job was to Pluck the Birds, horrible and smelly. The Adults did the rest. Of course for the whole week it was chicken for all meals. Eggs for Breakfast. Chicken Soup and Roast/Fried Chicken for Dinner and Supper. I was about 10 when I was looking a Drumstick in my hand, and realized that a few hours earlier, it had been running around the yard...

[@FloLum]

Only at restaurants but still. LOL! I have to say your experience tops mine though.

[@violetviolet888]

@@pjimmbojimmbo1990 You are actually fortunate you had that experience because you know exactly where your food came from and hopefully how it was raised. You were not raised with clean pieces of meat from the store that may have been raised in horrible conditions and extremely disconnected from the fact a living animal give it's life for you to eat. Which is how it is today.

[@pjimmbojimmbo1990]

@@violetviolet888 25 yrs ago I took my girlfriend's 10 yr old son to the farm with me. It was when the cows were calving, and he got to see a calf being born. When talking with him about it, he said that was the first time he had ever seen a cow. I was oh, well you see that big sack hanging from the cow. That is where the milk you put on your cereal comes from. He didn't believe me so, he got to see a cow being milked by hand, and what was in the pail.

[@WannaKamaka]

Dude looks like Lin- Manuel Miranda. Asian version. Lol.

[@Chewy41915]

Very true!

[@bellaaa__]

This is my favorite food! It’s so nice and tender and I always order it at Hong Kong near me :)

[@applebomb4091]

what kind of fish is that??

[@thatsoserious]

Snapper

[@FloLum]

Snapper

[@adamkane9414]

🧐..😋😋😋😋👍

[@lisagill9971]

👼🏻💖🌺

[@michaellee6654]

if you are careful, steaming a whole fish is a lot better from a flavor standpoint. The sweetness of the bones and cartilage would be missing. Same reason these parts are the basis for fish stock. The head is treasured by many and can be more delicious than the meat Ever seen a fight for that part?

[@violetviolet888]

Yes. But the point of this recipe is to not have to deal with the bones. Many of us still steam the whole fish.

[@yorkhs2]

Have to learn how to use sticks to eat.🤣

[@violetviolet888]

Chopsticks are actually more refine and higher etiquette than eating with forks and knives. Notice how there is never a knife at a Chinese table. Everything is a able to be eaten with chopsticks because knives at the table are considered barbaric. Learn how to use proper tools to eat.