Steamed Bass

Aromatic whole striped bass cooked in a clay pot with leek, anise, carrots, potatoes, shiitake mushrooms, and a white wine-mirin-soy sauce.

JapaneseSeafoodIntermediate40 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
2
  • 1 0.5 lb whole striped bass, cleaned
  • 0.5 each leek, cut in long strips
  • 0.5 cup anise bulb, sliced
  • 2 each carrots, sliced
  • 4 each white potatoes, cut in 3/4-inch pieces
  • 2 each large shiitake mushrooms
  • 1 few sprigs of parsley
  • 0.5 cup white wine
  • 2 tbsp mirin
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 0.3 tsp roasted sesame oil
  • 0.3 cup water
  • 1 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. 1

    Soak a clay pot in water for 15 minutes.

  2. 2

    Rub the fish with salt and lay some leek strips and parsley sprigs inside it.

  3. 3

    Put the carrots on the bottom of the clay pot, then the fish, surrounded by anise, leeks, and mushrooms.

  4. 4

    Place the potatoes on top.

  5. 5

    Mix together the white wine, mirin, soy sauce, sesame oil, and water. Pour over the potatoes.

  6. 6

    Cover the clay pot and place it in a cold oven.

  7. 7

    Bake at 450°F. After 30 minutes, check if the fish is ready.

Tags

seafoodasian-inspiredbassseafood-recipesclay-pot