Plaa Neung See Ew

Name: Plaa Neung See Ew
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Thai
Ingredients: 1 whole sea bass or snapper (about 700g), cleaned and scored; A large thumb of ginger, cut into fine matchsticks; Spring onions and Chinese celery, cut into lengths; 3 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce; 1 tsp sugar; 4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced (optional); 3 tbsp oil

ปลานึ่งซีอิ๊ว/plah nung see-EW/

Also known as: Pla Neung Si Io, Pla Nueng See Ew, Thai Steamed Fish with Soy Sauce

About this dish

A whole fish steamed with ginger, spring onion and Chinese celery in a light soy sauce, finished with hot oil.

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Ingredients

🐟1 whole sea bass or snapper (about 700g), cleaned and scored

🫚A large thumb of ginger, cut into fine matchsticks

🌿Spring onions and Chinese celery, cut into lengths

🫙3 tbsp light soy sauce and 1 tbsp dark soy sauce

🍬1 tsp sugar

🍄4 shiitake mushrooms, sliced (optional)

🛢️3 tbsp oil

Method

Serves 3

Put the fish on a heatproof plate with half the ginger underneath and on top.

Mix the soy sauces, sugar and 3 tbsp water and pour over the fish, adding the mushrooms.

Steam over boiling water for 12–15 minutes until the flesh flakes at the bone.

Scatter the remaining ginger, spring onions and celery on top.

Heat the oil until smoking, pour it over the fish and serve straight away.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Pla neung see ew is a Thai-Chinese family dish found on seafood restaurant menus across Bangkok, served with jasmine rice.

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