Succulent Asian hake wrapped in cabbage leaves and steamed to perfection.
Steamed Asian hake & cabbage parcel
Serves 4
Ingredients
1 savoy or medium white cabbage
2 cloves garlic
4cm knob ginger
1 tsp sesame oil
3 Tbsp light soy sauce
500g hake fillets
1 Tbsp white sesame seeds, toasted
Sweet chilli sauce, to serve
Method
- Strip the leaves from cabbage stem (keeping leaves whole) and blanch.
- Finely chop garlic and ginger then mix with sesame oil and soy sauce.
- Cut hake into 4cm cubes.
- Place a cube of hake on each cabbage leaf and spoon over a little sauce.
- 5. Wrap and place on a plate that fits into your steamer.
- Place plate in steamer and steam for 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds and serve with the sweet chilli sauce.
Cabbage claim
In addition to its well-known power to bring good fortune every year, cabbage has an array of other interesting qualities. There is proof that the various types of cabbage have been grown for more than 4000 years, with Brussels sprouts being the newest member of the cabbage family. The wild Brassica oleracea plant is the parent plant of all cabbages and their relatives. Brussels sprouts, kohlrabi, cauliflower, kale, red- as well as white head cabbage, and broccoli are all part the cabbage ‘family’.
By: Lichelle May
Photography by: Fresh Living
Text courtesy of MyKitchen magazine
