Steamed Fish with Black Bean Sauce | Chinese Recipe

[@PailinsKitchen]

HELLO LOVELY VIEWERS! Important Note: If you have questions about this recipe, you can post it here for the community to answer. But if you want to ask me, please get in touch via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or my website (all links are in the description above). If you leave questions in the comments I may not see them due to the large volume of comments I receive across the hundreds of videos on this channel. Also, before sending on any questions be sure to read the written recipe on the website as I often add extra tips and notes not covered in the video. Thank you for watching!

[@adrianlindsaylohan]

Congratulations on your pregnancy!!!

[@nid.r8448]

she didn't mentioned it

[@adrianlindsaylohan]

@@nid.r8448 She announced it on a livestream a few days ago!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@GiGiWellness28]

Looks good 👍🏻 We never tried black beans with steamed fish, but with steamed spare ribs 😋 For easy steamed fish, we would only put giner pieces and some green onion with the fish to steam, when it's cooked, pour away most of the liquid and put some sliced ginger & green onion on top of the fish, add soy sauce. Then heat up enough oil and pour the oil on top of the fish. And that's it!

[@ngocphuong3866]

Now i know that there's "a little Pai in the oven" i kept looking at little Pai :)))))). Congratulations on your pregnancy Pailin!!!!!!!!!!

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@peterstang]

This actually my favourite dish for all time. Thank you for the demo.

[@beltxabeltxa]

Many years ago I ate Crab with Black beans with ginger possibly chili too,and all , this was in a top chinese place in London, I loved it

[@TY-ob7fz]

Hi Pailin. First time commenting (?), congrats on both two fronts !!! Both of you are lucky to have each other and soon more. My family have a formular almost simular to this but a bit different also. First the fish we would pan fry without marinading. We dry fish with paper towel and pat lightly with corn starch powder. In an iron skillet we would pan fry the fish with a couple slivers of ginger to cut the fishiness. Then dust the fish with a bit of salt and white pepper and plate. We need two tomatoes ( I like "vine") cut into 6/8 pieces each. To make the sauce we first pan fry the black bean garlic mix as showned and julienne slivers of ginger, brown lightly and toss in tomatoes. Add splash of cooking brandy, mushroom dark soy (1/2 tspn) 2 teaspoon sugar and oyster sauce. Top off with whole scallion cut to 1 inch, cook tomatoes to semi soft and pour over fish. Anyways an old recipe from gramps. Hope you'll try this alternate recipe and let me know.

[@PailinsKitchen]

That sounds delicious! and thank you for the congrats :)

[@westernrider100]

Am planning to have fish tomorrow night. So thanks for the recipe will be trying it very soon. This one looks too easy to pass up and that it'll be great for company.

[@luvjoesong]

Congratulations Pailin , hope you have a smooth delivery and a beautiful And healthy baby ! I tried this and my family really really love it , Awesome ! Thank you 👍🏻💕🇸🇬

[@Jeffffrey0902]

When I make steamed fish, I always use fresh fish, preferably still live before I buy them. Those give out little liquid after steaming so they won't dilute the sauce. I don't marinate the fish, either. After putting the fish on the plate with which I'm going to serve, I put on top chopped black beans, chopped garlic, and no ginger, because the enzymes in ginger will break down the protein in your fish and make them mushy. After steaming, I pour away the liquid if there's any. Then I throw the steaming water away, heat up some oil on low heat, pour in light and dark soy sauce and a bit of sugar. When the sugar is dissolved, I drizzle this mixture onto the fish and serve.

[@ddavidshi]

This reminds me of a steamed fish dish that my aunt usually cooked for me. She usually just salt and pepper the fish and steamed it until it’s done. The twist is she put finely julienned ginger and white part of green onion (scallion) on top of the fish, then she drizzled a mix of soy sauce and oil that have been heated up. So, it somehow, I believe, helps to infuse the ginger, green onion, and soy sauce flavour to the fish. It is a little bit oily, but taste absolutely amazing! ☺️

[@kennyrogers803]

Mmmmmmmm... steamed fish with black bean sauce taste so good. That taste so delicious and tender steamed fish. With rice taste great. Great dish. See u next time.

[@tonywu3613]

I always steamed the dried fish first with green onions and ginger. After that I remove the fish from the liquid and condiments to another plate. On the sauce , I mix light soya sauce, oyster sauce, rock sugars, pepper and water to heat it up in a small pot. After it heat up add sesame oil, rice wine. Pour over fish. Next is to fry the mixture of ginger, garlic and black beans lightly till fragrant with oil. Then pour it on top of the fish. Enjoy =)

[@AAsoberlife]

❤ wax paper trick! You made my day! Love you

[@marquitah1152]

Thanks Pailin, I appreciate the quick answer.

[@nailsbynkaujhmoob7176]

OMG, your pregnant 🤰 I’m so happy for you. I LOVE all your recipe. I have tried many of your recipes. My kids LOVE the hot Thai chicken. I Love it too. I also got your book, well my brother for it for me. This recipe I will certainly to to make. My sons and husband love fishing so by the end of Summer my freezer is full of fish. My husband and I love eating fish. Thanks for the recipe.🙏☺️💕

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you so much!

[@sheliatham4331]

This was a hit in our house. I didn't ha e fresh black bean so I used paste. But it was so delicious. Thank you

[@Apocalypz]

3:13 Pai after Thanksgiving last month: "It may be difficult fitting 1kg of leftover turkey into this bento box, but it's *so* cute!" Looks delicious! Question: Have you experienced any unique baby-crave foods you don't normally eat?

[@PailinsKitchen]

haha, totally. I craved a lot of oranges and instant noodles :)

[@larrysong953]

Classic homemade dish 😊 Steam cook is best way to preserve all nutrients. The rice wine flavor is 👍👍😋

[@sarahsascha4396]

look delicious thanks for your recipe to night I will try All the best for you sis.

[@Pch100]

Thank you for this recipe its brilliant love taste so much

[@gd.dordor]

My mom version black bean (without ginger though) steam fish head (not the fish, only the head) and additional add 1 to 2 Thai chili ( chopped), it is so comforting, specially in winter season! 😋

[@nuiacain186]

o boy love the dish n you and you make presentation of the dish very well. Thank you so much Pailin.

[@lilianaruiz]

I'm so glad that I watched a video from you with VIDEO INFLUENCERS channel! Now I'm one more of your followers

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you and welcome to the channel!

[@combatmako]

I saw yesterday one of your earlier videos suggesting infusing alcohol with Kafir leaves or Lemongrass.... AWESOME, thank you again.... I grow both and started both today.... 💋🐲 ✌️❤️😁

[@ipreetesh]

I am so hungry now! Makes me want to visit Thailand again!

[@randmayfield5695]

Take a stalk or two of lemon grass cut it into 4-6 inch lengths then crush it with the back of a knife or cleaver. Place in the steamer with the fish on top. Of course do everything else as demonstrated. The lemon grass just adds another subtle but interesting flavor.

[@emalinel]

Hmmmm yummmmm ^_^ my mom makes this with tilapia or whole sea bass and it's deliccioouuussss. We also love sauteeing those fermented black beans with bitter gourd or sticky rice cakes! :)

[@NinisCooking]

Hi Pailin, looks very good as usual. I never tried this one yet, most of the time the steamed fish you can find here is red snapper, but I will try to cook that one too if I have the chance, it looks deliciouuuus !

[@PailinsKitchen]

Red snapper would work perfectly.

[@NatalieBubbly]

hi Pailin! you can wrap the steamer cover with a big cloth to prevent water vapours from dripping onto the food as well, just tie a knot at the top of the cover to secure the cloth and you’re good to go! my mom does this for her delicate kuihs :)

[@Apocalypz]

With that steamer, the lid comes to the base of the plate which would cause the tea towel to touch the fish. Great idea for different steamers though!

[@marquitah1152]

Where did you get the small round cutting board?

[@PailinsKitchen]

Totally, I just can't do it with this particular steamer, as the other commenter noted, if I want to use the top level (which is my preferred level because it's easy to remove the fish after)

[@PailinsKitchen]

@@marquitah1152 IKEA

[@geemaujau1665]

Wow! This is just perfect for me. I need to avoid fried food, says my doctor. Thank you Chef 😘😘😘

[@plumitoamiko]

Those little beans are very savory--so are the meaty dried mushrooms they use.

[@ouichtan]

To those living in Europe, use sea bass or sea bream. Beautiful recipe Pai. อยากจะฝากสวัสดีจากเมืองราชบุรีครับ!

[@spideranansi929]

Hello Pailin. Thank you for sharing this recipe. It looks delicious. I wanted to inquire about the kind of pot and hot plate that you are using, as I do not yet have these items in my kitchen yet. 😊

[@PailinsKitchen]

Hi Spider, Adam here :) Pretty much everything we use is here kit.co/hotthaikitchen/kitchen-tools-i-use Cheers!

[@SkynetT800]

thanks again for the recipe Mama!

[@avrevs]

my friend makes this but he fries the fish and makes the sauce seperately and pours it overtop - he calls it pinecone fish. usually he uses grouper or rockfish and he just fries up the whole thing - head/tail. it looks really cool. but i like it steamed too! thanks for the video, i was forgetting the dou and it was not quite right. would you do a video on pad cha? i bet you make a crazy good pad cha fish or scallops!

[@pngo1818]

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[@sammanshahid9366]

That looks so Delicious....nice recipe Khob khun kha .

[@mralrashedq8]

hello from Kuwait :) thank u for ur time doing this Recipe for us .. I have Q ... do u have any thai Recipe with Arabic look ? :) thank u so much I love ur thai kitchen ..

[@rebeccafoo]

Pailin, I eaten a very yummy Fish dish. Some shop boil the fish head, then pour a blended green, spicy, sour sauce over it. Very yummy. Do you know what dish is that ? Do you have the recipe ? Thanks

[@jentape]

This looks delicious pailin i love this recipe im gonna try this too.

[@dianurfa_]

that parchment paper trick is so neat! and i wonder if it is applicable for steaming buns as well? 🤔 (since i don't have a bamboo steamer nor a kitchen towel big enough to cover the lid and prevent condensation to fall on the buns during cooking)

[@PailinsKitchen]

You could try it for sure!

[@isabellaagbashe5289]

Congratulations Pailin. How are you doing? Do you have any recipe on cucumber salad? Love from Nigeria!

[@DolphLundgrenix6909]

This looks awesome

[@carolinadipierro]

Yummy, new friend here.

[@prcornbread214]

I wish you would do a collaboration with emmymadeinjapan, literally my favorite two cooking or food related channels

[@lottelapine]

I feel like some bird's eye chili will go well with this. I love chilies!!!

[@rangolikolangal1838]

Super

[@elyasadnan8174]

Looks just like childhood

[@elyasadnan8174]

* my childhood... ._.

[@teresabristygomes5754]

Love you Pai💜💜💜 Hope we see little Pai soon💜💜💜. Stay healthy💜

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@macookingstyle]

Looks very yummy

[@seamus6387]

If I do anything different I add a little chili (either a few slivers of a milder one like a serrano or jalapeño. Or a few drops of my chilie oil.) And I don't chop mine, I mash it up a but.

[@christianhansen3292]

u definitely look healthy fit-toned bod and good skin :D. gotta love seafood to be a good asian cuisiner yeah!? i dont mind a good white fish dont like the skin. plenty lemon and butter! garlic is universal great ingredient.

[@jodhaaakbar74]

Congratulations!!! I really enjoyed watching this video but I m a vegetarian and I would like you to make vegetarian pad thai video or can you suggest how can I make it vegetarian pad Thai!! Thank you

[@cookingwithnisa5781]

look so yummy😋😋😋

[@user-zx6is8or9z]

😊น่ากินมากๆๆค่ะ❤❤❤

[@gummymansg]

Hey Pailin! Any way you can do a NAEM recipe? Wanna learn from you how to prepare sour fermented pork! Hope you'll do it! =D

[@omgwth7567]

i'm first. love you Pai.👍👍👍😙😘 Chinese Black Bean is Tao Si (เต้าซี่), right?

[@PailinsKitchen]

That is correct :)

[@mhbwk2019]

Congrats on little Pai ✌️🙏🇨🇷🐒

[@PailinsKitchen]

Thank you!

[@MegaThepostman]

Pom chorp aahaan thalay, krap! Chok dee gap dek! 🇹🇭❤️😄

[@rency7460]

can I use black bean paste like Korean black bean paste?

[@tinasview7322]

Amazing

[@sandramicheleleong9298]

Congratulation Pailin

[@stacyhackney6100]

Yum

[@srinanthini6442]

I like how u talk sister

[@anastasia10017]

what else do you serve with it ??

[@IDK-jx1ek]

น่ากินดีครับ

[@WedartStudio]

funny name, but perfect recipe, thanks for that :)

[@monsieurx6053]

Pai, I’m still waiting for your khanom chan recipe 😁

[@francespham1785]

The bowls, cups, and plate(s) are nice mellow colors. Watching different episodes, they appear now and then. I hope you can update your home page to tell us where you bought the items, including Amazon and other retailers. Sometimes, using the same color utensils and dishes helps me feel like I am there with you preparing the entree. For example, the orange mini whisk you use is found on www.kitchenkapers.com/products/bia-cordon-bleu-mini-whisk-assorted instead of Amazon. Wish I knew where the light blue whisk and green ceramic plate were bought. WTYL Pailin.

[@alanvonau278]

Fermented black beans are called "dau see" in Cantonese. They are difficult to find, even in Asian grocery stores. So, I would use the Black Bean Garlic Sauce ( usa.lkk.com/en/products/black-bean-garlic-sauce ) by Lee Kum Kee ( usa.lkk.com/en ) to make this dish; then, I would only need to add minced ginger and the other condiments.

[@newvillagefilms]

Or you can cook it in papillote and throw it in the oven. No steamer required. I add a bit of vinegar which is a typical Filipino adobo concoction. Lol

[@dragonwolf2370]

Hi! Can you give us ideas what to use coconut cream for? I bought few cans of coconut cream by accident instead of coconut milk.. ive tried using coconut cream in curries and soups and its just not quite right. Don't really want to throw them away but i don't really know what to do with them. Any ideas what to do with coconut cream? Deserts? I have no idea...? Sos

[@PailinsKitchen]

You can use it anywhere coconut milk is used, but you'll have to thin it down with some water as it's gonna be too rich and fatty.

[@PailinsKitchen]

I usually throw extra coconut milk into a smoothie, coconut cream would work in the same way and makes for a really yummy shake :)

[@chocoball604]

My mom's signature dish....steamed salmon with black bean sauce.

[@jenjam2586]

yummm!!!!

[@ardemisaguirre8088]

Looks delicious 😋 I 🐟🐟

[@munawarkhan744]

Nice resepy pallinis

[@13chaks]

Labs u pai!

[@Cathy.C.]

What can I use in place of Chinese cooking wine-is there an alternative? Thanks

[@LemLTay]

Try a little sherry or ginger wine. Not exactly the same, but a decent sub.

[@tavitlertritsumpun7160]

เคยทำแต่นึ่งบ๊วยครับ

[@yldzcetindede6483]

Sawadee ka🙏💝💝💝

[@GarrySkipPerkins]

If you are serving any fish with "pin bones" to foreigners, then make sure to warn them, and ideally prepare their food for them (my ex-spouse probably saved me from death, if not numerous emergency room visits).

[@PailinsKitchen]

haha, although these pin bones are pretty soft and probably won't be an emergency if you did swallow one.

[@guitrich]

I bet that fish dish would be good with plain rice congee/jook.

[@thangvo1952]

You so pretttyyyy I love your video thank you

[@snowmembe]

Hi, Palin! OMG that fish looks delish! Will salmon fish work as well? 🤔??? I need to get a steamer! 😉👍👍👏👏👏

[@tavitlertritsumpun7160]

Try deep pot with cup and saucer as a base to lift the plate over the water level. The wider the pot the easier it is to take out the plate.

[@GangstaSaxobeat]

Nelson.Yankee I think salmon would be lovely, you should try salmon steaks with the bone in

[@snowmembe]

Thanks for the suggestions. Appreciated! 👍👍😉

[@DannyKitchenMafia]

So yummy .... I will prepare 1 big of hot jasmine rice....

[@gummydogs]

We do this with pompano. A++

[@PailinsKitchen]

Love pompano!

[@lindaboyd]

I really want to try this dish, but those black cod steaks would be way out of my budget! I will have to settle for the ling.

[@mchow2984]

Nothing wrong with using the Ling; it's just as yummy! 😏 🐟 🍴

[@pukeko230]

Where do you buy your steamer from please? 😅

[@PailinsKitchen]

At the Chinese grocery store.

[@pukeko230]

Pailin's Kitchen thank you ka

[@waltermahil7248]

how bout 'cat fish'?& black been that have been canned together with fried fish?it is still ok?

[@PailinsKitchen]

Not sure what you're referring to there....

[@seekingyetblessed]

Any replacement for sugar?

[@PailinsKitchen]

Any other sweetener of your choice

[@seekingyetblessed]

@@PailinsKitchen thank you for your response. Also congrats!!! ....

[@ashaBM]

👍

[@jessijhaque5242]

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[@Aya-bk5zv]

I only know this time, that she's married already 😁

[@aayushsharma8735]

Yeah...eat plenty of Omega 3 rich food...it is good for your baby...😊😊😊😊😊

[@PradeepDeb]

Pregnant women have to limit certain sea fish intake due to the high Mercury content. The FDA recommends no more than 1 serving a week of sablefish for pregnant women and children. www.fda.gov/Food/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/ucm393070.htm

[@aayushsharma8735]

@@PradeepDeb I agree but what about fresh water fish...I think they do not have mercury.

[@aayushsharma8735]

@Patricia Highton ohkayyy my bad then Imma have to edit my comment...

[@wrucebaine2086]

hi...

[@Nocturne22]

my mom adds dried orange peel to this

[@michellechuah37]

No fishy smell? I mean didn remove the fish smell after steaming

[@newvillagefilms]

The shaoxing wine she added eliminates the unpleasant smell of raw meat (or fish) and adds an aromatic, rich flavour to dishes.

[@weiwei501225]

wondering does your husband and mother in law are Chinese?

[@shruthisprahalada8535]

36th view ..yayyy..... 😊😊🤗🤗

[@pc4629]

I think I love u❤