Sorry, I have been very busy in the past few weeks, so I have not uploaded my salmon recipes, although I have been cooking the fillets.

The second piece of salmon was cooked in a very different way – steaming. Steaming is a very easy and healthy way to cook food, and no cooking oil is required. All you have to do is put water in the steamer, if it is an electric one, turn it on and put the raw food in. Then, let the steamer do all the work for you. If the steamer is the non-electric traditional type, then some monitoring of the fire and water level is required.

Here is the recipe for Salmon Steamed in Abalone Sauce with Mini Bok Choy. It is a complete meal by itself. If you require something more filling, then some rice will go really well with it.

Salmon steamed in abalone sauce with mini bok choy

Salmon Steamed in Abalone Sauce with Mini Bok Choy

Serves 1

Preparation time: 15 mins
Cooking time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

1 piece salmon fillet (washed and marinated with pinch of salt and white pepper)
1 small bag of mini bok choy (washed, leaves separated)
1-2 inch piece of ginger (peeled and sliced thinly)
2 tbsp. abalone sauce
1 tsp. sesame seed oil
Salt or soya sauce to taste

Method:

1. The night before, before going to sleep, take the salmon fillet out from the freezer. Season with a pinch of salt and white pepper . Give it a rub. Store in an airtight container. Put in the fridge to thaw slowly overnight. Pack bok choy and ginger slices in individual airtight containers and pack in the fridge too.
2. In the morning, take all the ingredients out from the fridge. Arrange a row of sliced ginger on the plate. Then put the salmon fillet on top of this row. This will prevent the skin of the fish from sticking to the plate.
3. Arrange the bok choy leaves on the left and right of the fillet, filling up the plate.
4. Pour the tsp. of sesame seed oil on top of the fillet. Next, pour the abalone sauce on top of the fish. Arrange remaining slices of ginger on top of the fish.
5. Turn on the steamer and put the plate in it. Once the water starts to boil and steam fogs up the transparent cover, the cooking time begins. Check your clock to make sure you know when it is time to turn off the steamer and serve the food. Do not overcook.
6. After 15 mins, turn off the steamer and serve hot.

Steaming food in the steamer is very easy & very healthy

Not everyone likes sesame seed oil. If you are not a fan, you can omit it altogether, or only put a few drops.

After the dish is cooked, taste the liquid @ sauce in the plate. If you feel it is bland, you can add a pinch of salt or a few drops of light soya sauce for added flavour.