Speedy Chinese supper made in minutes

Ginger, soy sauce and scallions flavor this Chinese steamed fish meal. The food takes only minutes to cook, but the chopping and cutting to prepare ingredients can be time-consuming. This recipe has very little preparation time and few ingredients making it a very speedy Chinese supper.

Here are some tips on various types of steaming equipment:

Use a one-or-two-tiered steamer. This is a large pot with one or two steaming inserts.

Use a collapsible vegetable steaming rack placed in a skillet and covered with lid.

Use a roasting pan with rack or broiler pan. Line rack with foil. Poke holes in the foil and place in roasting pan or in a large skillet. Cover tightly with foil if you do not have a lid for the pan.

Place a rack or perforated foil pie plate in a wok or other pan and cover with a lid.

Helpful Hints:

• You can use any type of thin white fish fillet such as tilapia or sole.
• You can find steamed or fresh Chinese egg noodles in the produce section of the supermarket.
• You can use fresh angel hair pasta instead of Chinese egg noodles.
• You can use any type of lettuce such as romaine instead of bok choy.

Ginger Soy Steamed Fish and Chinese Noodles

Yield 2 servings. Recipe by Linda Gassenheimer

11/2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce

3 tablespoons dry sherry

1 cup sliced scallions

1 tablespoon chopped fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon ground ginger

2 teaspoons sesame oil

3/4 pound snapper fillet

1 small head bok choy (several leaves, about 3 cups)

1/4 pound steamed or fresh Chinese egg noodles

Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Mix the soy sauce, sherry, scallions, ginger and oil together in a bowl or self-seal plastic bag. Add the snapper and marinate 5 minutes turning the fish over once during that time. Place water in steamer bottom and bring to a boil. Line the base of steamer basket with bok choy leaves including the thick stems. Spread noodles over bok choy. Place fish on leaves and pour marinade over top. Cover with a lid and steam 5 minutes over boiling water. Sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.

Per serving: 500 calories, 90 calories from fat, 10 g fat, 1.8 g saturated fat, 3 g monounsaturated fat, 110 mg cholesterol, 47 g protein, 50 g carbohydrates, 4 g dietary fiber, 4 g sugars, 580 mg sodium, 1,320 mg potassium, 550 mg phosphorus.