Steamed Fish with Ham Recipe
Ingredients :
750 g 1/6 cup 1/6 cup 2 large 1/8 cup 1 1/2 teaspoon 1 teaspoon 1/2 tablespoon 2 2 slices 2 tablespoons	Carp, perch or Bream Cooked ham Bamboo shoots Chinese dried mushrooms, soaked Pork fat Salt Sugar Chinese wine or sherry Spring onions (scallions) Ginger root Lard
Method : Scale and gut the fish, clean and dry well. Trim off fins and tail. Score the body three or four times half way down. Then place it on an oblong dish. Cut the ham, bamboo shoots, mushrooms and pork fat into match-sized shred. Arrange them in four different rows according to color in a star shape. Spread the salt, sugar, wine, lard, onions and ginger root evenly on top of the fish. Steam vigorously for 20 minutes. Discard the onions and ginger root before serving.