Ginger Soy Fish

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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!

Halibut fish with ginger soy sauce in a bowl, ready to be served.
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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 the whole, with its head and tail, just like my Chinese steamed fish recipe. 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.

For more ginger soy recipes, check out my Ginger Soy Chicken (Instant Pot) recipe!

Cooking halibut with ginger and soy sauce.

Halibut

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

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. You can also use cod fish fillets or cod loins, just like my baked cod recipe.


How To Make Ginger Soy Fish

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

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!


Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories per serving?

This recipe is only 348 calories per serving.

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

What To Serve With Ginger Soy Fish

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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4.58 from 240 votes

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!
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 2 people
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Ingredients  

  • 12 oz (350g) halibut fish fillet or other white fish (please see recipe notes)
  • 1 tablespoon corn starch
  • 2- inch (5cm) ginger
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 1 tablespoon chopped scallions

Sauce:

Instructions 

  • Cut to the fish into thick, but bite size pieces. Add corn starch to the fish fillet.
  • Coat the fish with the corn starch. Set aside.
    Ginger Soy Fish
  • Peel the ginger, slice and cut into thin strips.
    Ginger Soy Fish
  • Mix all the ingredients for the Sauce in a small bowl. Stir to mix well and make sure that the sugar melts.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
    Ginger Soy Fish

Video

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

Serving: 2people, Calories: 348kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 33g, Fat: 18g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 83mg, Sodium: 1122mg, Sugar: 6g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Bee is a recipe developer and best-selling cookbook author, sharing easy, quick, and delicious Asian and American recipes since 2006. With a strong following of almost 2 million fans online, her expertise has been featured in major publications, TV and radio programs, and live cooking demos throughout the United States and Asia.

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121 Comments

  1. Phee says:

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious. Quick and easy and one of the best fish recipes I have ever tried!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thank you for your comment!

  2. Resa says:

    5 stars
    This is now one of my husband’s FAVORITE dishes. I use more ginger than the recipe calls for, and I double the sauce ingredients. DELICIOUS!

  3. janet says:

    You lost most of us with this comment: “try not to buy frozen.” Very few of us have any other choice. Even coastal cities here on the east coast have little opportunity to by non-frozen Atlantic fish, and those of us who live inland are probably totally out of luck. Ocean fish is almost always flash frozen on the boat before coming ashore to the fish markets. And as halibut is a cold water fish, I’m not sure it’s even caught south of the Canadian border, although I’m certain someone will correct me if that’s not true. All of the frozen halibut available in my markets sources from Alaskan waters.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Hi Janet. Yes, I understand it’s not easy to get fresh fish. My comment was not meant to offend anyone. The recipe will still work quite well with frozen fish, but I would encourage you to try it with fresh fish at least once if you are able to get it. The recipe is a Cantonese recipe from Guangdong, China, and traditionally made with fresh fish as the province is next to the sea. Happy cooking!

  4. Eden says:

    5 stars
    I made this Ginger soy dish for dinner last night. I used a whole pompano. It was delicious!!
    In fact I will make it again tomorrow.
    Thanks for sharing!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thank you for your comment, Eden. So glad you liked the recipe.

  5. Leslie says:

    This is one of the easiest and best fish recipes out there. I serve with rice and snow peas. You canโ€™t have too much ginger either. Make more than it calls for.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thank you. So glad you like this recipe.

  6. Joanne says:

    5 stars
    Wow! How good is this recipe! It turned out so much nicer than the one we had in the restaurant. Plus it was so simple and quick to make and didnโ€™t create a lot of cleanup. Thank you so much, we absolutely loved it!

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Thank you!

  7. Home Cook says:

    For being so utterly simple, with easy-to-get ingredients, this was one of the best recipes I’ve ever used for halibut. It’s actually kind of hard to find Asian recipes for halibut specifically (I’ve used it when it was… really not the best choice). And the crispy ginger? OHHHHHH man. I made a LOT of REALLY good dishes for new years, but this one was stunning. Very much would recommend.

    1. Rasa Malaysia says:

      Awesome!??

  8. Natalie says:

    5 stars
    I loved this recipe. Iโ€™ll be making this one again! :) I also served with the roasted bok choy and it was a great combo.

  9. Corinne says:

    I made this dish for my family and it has become an instant favorite. Wonderful recipe.

    1. Bee Yinn Low says:

      Thanks! :)

    2. Judy says:

      5 stars
      Great dish enjoyed immensely thanks. Used coral trout

  10. J Flood says:

    My wife was sooo impressed by this dish.