Chinese New Year Fish
In Chinese food, fish is a must-have ingredient for Chinese New Year because it’s auspicious.
Fish is “yu” (鱼) in Chinese; it means abundance and a symbol of great fortune and prosperity. Chinese New Year meals will not be complete without a fish as one of the main courses!
Traditional, Chinese people eat fish as a whole, with its head and tail. Whole fish signifies wholeness, which is a lucky symbol. However, not everyone loves whole fish, so I developed this Ginger Soy Fish using halibut fish fillet.
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Halibut
Halibut is a type of flat fish, with a delicate flavor. It’s a white fish and the flesh has a semi-firm texture. It’s a good fish to eat and perfect for pan searing, sautéing or grilling.
Try to buy Pacific halibut as it’s sustainable. Avoid buying Atlantic breed because it’s over fished. You can get live halibut at some seafood stores but it’s very expensive. A live fish is about $60.
You can get halibut fillet for cheaper price as it’s commonly available in many supermarkets. Frozen halibut tends to be rubbery and dry after cooking, so try not to buy frozen halibut fillets.
How to Cook Halibut?
Ginger is the secret ingredient in this pan seared halibut recipe. Ginger imparts an amazing nuance to halibut fish and rids it from potential fishy odor.
It’s important that when cooking halibut, you gently flip the fish over with a pair of chopsticks or wooden spatula. This will prevent the fish from breaking apart. To serve, top the fish with the ginger strips, chopped scallion and serve it with warm steamed rice.
This is one of the best halibut recipes. The fish is doused in a savory and utterly delicious soy sauce. Try my ginger soy fish recipe. Enjoy!
How Many Calories Per Serving?
This recipe is only 348 calories per serving.
What Dishes to Serve with this Recipe?
This meal is best served with steamed rice. For a wholesome meal and easy weeknight dinner, I recommend the following recipes.
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Ginger Soy Fish Recipe
Ginger Soy Fish - crispy and perfectly cooked fish in a mouthwatering sauce. Topped with ginger and scallion, this recipe is so good with steamed rice!
Ingredients
- 12 oz. halibut fish fillet or other white fish (please see recipe notes)
- 1 tablespoon corn starch
- 1 2-inch piece ginger
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped scallions
Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 3 dashes ground white pepper
Directions
- 1
Cut to the fish into thick, but bite size pieces. Add corn starch to the fish fillet.
- 2
Coat the fish with the corn starch. Set aside.
- 3
Peel the ginger, slice and cut into thin strips.
- 4
Mix all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small bowl. Stir to mix well and make sure that the sugar melts.
- 5
Heat up a non-stick skillet or well-seasoned wok with the cooking oil on medium to high heat. When the oil is fully heated, add the ginger and stir-fry until they turn light brown. Remove them from the oil and set aside in a bowl.
- 6
Using the ginger-infused oil, pan fry the fish until both surface turn light to golden brown. Make sure you turn the fish very gently with spatula or tong, or preferably with a pair of long cooking chopsticks. Fish fillets are very delicate; you don't want to break them up while pan-frying.
- 7
Add the Sauce to the fish. As soon as the sauce bubbles. Turn off the heat and dish out. Top the fish with the ginger strips and scallion. Serve immediately with steamed rice.
Recipe Notes
What is a white fish? White fish refers to a group of fish with white flesh, for example: halibut, pollock, cod, snapper, sole or flounder. You want to use firm white fish as it’s easier to cook.
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Osk6474
Thank you
Danielle
Loved it. Did not use rice tho. Used cauliflower. Perfect meal, Tastes great. ❤️
Rasa Malaysia
Yummy, good choice, please try more recipes on my site: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Rachelle
Looking for a more keto version I used isolated whey protein instead of cornstarch and monksfruit instead of sugar. it turned out amazing. Thank you for this recipe
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for trying my ginger soy fish recipe.
Lauren
Great recipe! Thank you for sharing. It was very tasty and had simple steps to follow. Made this for the first time and was complimented by my filipino friend!! (Used avocado oil for my cooking oil when frying.)
Janine
This halibut recipe is the best, the ginger soy sauce is so delicious. I’ll be making this recipe again and again!
Ann J
I can always count on your recipes to be EASY and DELICIOUS.
I made this with Icelandic cod and used peanut oil that I save from the tops of peanut butter jars, which gives it even more flavor. (I no longer live where I can buy cans of tasty peanut oil. Be careful: it foams up.) I used half the sauce recipe for about four oz. of fish, which gave me extra sauce when I served it over the (brown) rice. After using all that ginger, I can’t even tell that I cooked fish in my kitchen.
Thank you again for all your wonderful recipes.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi Ann, thanks, yes, all my recipes are easy and delicious. Please try more: https://rasamalaysia.com/recipe-index-gallery/
Ofelia Gardner
Nice and easy to make family love it .
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome!
D J
Followed the recipe exactly except kept my filets whole. I did all my prep before hand, and as a result had my food on the table in ten mins. It was sensational. Stir fried some Shitaki mushrooms and snap peas to accompany dish. Presentation and taste – restaurant quality! Highly recommend.
Rasa Malaysia
Hi DJ so happy that you enjoyed the ginger soy fish. Yes, all my recipes are very good!
Fiona
Awesome recipe. Just finished my dinner and so happy I can sleep well ;)
Rasa Malaysia
I am so glad you tried my ginger soy fish. Yes, it’s very delicious!
Iruma
This is such a great recipe!! Can’t wait to try for tonight
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome happy cooking! You will love it.