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Ginger Soy Fish - crispy pan seared halibut fish in a mouthwatering sauce. Topped with ginger and scallion and serve with steamed rice. This is the best way to cook halibut!

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!

Halibut fish with ginger soy sauce in a bowl, ready to be served.

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!

Pan seared halibut in ginger soy sauce.

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.

Cooking halibut with ginger and soy sauce.

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.

Pacific halibut cut into small pieces on a cutting board, ready to cook.

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.

Ginger soy fish made with halibut fish, soy sauce, ginger and scallions is one of the best halibut recipes.

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!

A pair of chopsticks picking up a piece of halibut fish fillet.

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!

    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Chinese
    Keyword Ginger Soy Fish
    Prep Time
    Cook Time
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    Servings 2 people
    Calories 348 kcal
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    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:

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    Instructions

    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.

    Nutrition Facts
    Ginger Soy Fish Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (2 people)
    Calories 348 Calories from Fat 162
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 18g28%
    Saturated Fat 1g6%
    Cholesterol 83mg28%
    Sodium 1122mg49%
    Potassium 778mg22%
    Carbohydrates 11g4%
    Sugar 6g7%
    Protein 33g66%
    Vitamin A 115IU2%
    Calcium 12mg1%
    Iron 0.9mg5%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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    1. This halibut recipe is the best, the ginger soy sauce is so delicious. I’ll be making this recipe again and again!

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    2. 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.

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    7. this ginger soy fish is delicious and will be added to my go to list along with my new found umami
      secret – Red Boat Salt. Thanks for all the delicious recipes.

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    11. I wonder whether the image of the food can be displayed when we print. It will be so much easier to see what dish we plan to cook.

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    14. Bee, this is an amazing recipe (for the ginger soy fish). I make it all the time, albeit with a slightly modified version. I use either tilapia fillets or haddock fillets. My personal variation is kecap manis, from Indonesia for the last 30 seconds of cooking instead of the regular soya sauce. It is also delisih!

      Terima kasih for all your wonderful recipes, AND HAPPY, HEALTHY NEW YEAR TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. Best wishes`

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