Cod With Fermented Black Beans & Scallions

• mirin↗2 tablespoons
• soy sauce↗1 tablespoon
• toasted sesame oil↗1 teaspoon
• garlic↗1

  medium, minced

• fresh ginger↗1 tablespoon

  minced

• salmon fillets (or thick white fish fillets, such as halibut or cod)4
• salt↗1⁄4 teaspoon
• cabbage leaves (or green cabbage leaves, or fresh spinach leaves or chinese broccoli)↗4
• fermented black beans↗2 tablespoons

  chopped

• scallions↗2 tablespoons

  thinly sliced greens only

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Mix together rice wine, soy sauce, oil, garlic, and ginger in small bowl. Place fish in shallow glass or ceramic pan, sprinkle with salt, and then drizzle with rice wine mixture. Marinate for 1 to 15 minutes.

2. 2

   Set up a steamer. I use the steamer that came with my electric rice cooker. Fill the bottom half full with hot water and turn it on to bring to a boil while you're preparing the dish.

3. 3

   Line the steamer basket with cabbage, Chinese broccoli or spinach leaves.

4. 4

   Put one fish fillet on each cabbage leaf. Drizzle marinade over fish, then sprinkle with black beans and scallions. Cover, turn heat back to high. Steam about 10 minutes and check for doneness. Using a long, thin knife, check to see if fillets are opaque and flake easily.

5. 5

   To serve, slide the leaves with the fish onto an individual plate.