Recipes for popular carp dishes in China

Steamed Carp

Ingredients:

Carp, rice wine, salt, mushrooms, bamboo shoots, diced pork, ham, spring onions, vegetable oil

Cooking instructions:

1. Clean the carp and make two or three X-shaped cuts on each side. Rub with the rice wine and let it marinate.

2. Place the fish on a heatproof dish and sprinkle salt, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and diced pork over the meat. Place ham, spring onions and ginger on top. Drizzle it with vegetable oil.

3. Place the dish in a steamer and steam until the fish is cooked (10-15 minutes). Discard the spring onions and ginger, and serve.

(China Daily 10/11/2014 page18)