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Simplest Steamed Fish

Photo: Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times

BY The Editors

PUBLISHED April 10, 2024

If you have forgotten how delicious a great fillet of fish can be, try this: Steam it, with nothing on it. Drizzle it with olive oil and lemon juice. Sprinkle it with coarse salt. Eat.

 

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Simplest Steamed Fish

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Makes 4 servings 1x

Time 10 minutes

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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds cod or other fillet, in two pieces, or 1 large halibut steak
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
  • Coarse salt to taste

Instructions

  1. Put at least 1 inch of water in the bottom of a steamer, cover and bring to a boil. Lay the fish on the steamer’s rack, making sure the rack is elevated above the water, and cover again. Steam 4 to 8 minutes, or until the fish is done. (A good-size halibut steak may take 10 or even 12 minutes.)

  2. Remove the fish to a warm platter and drizzle with olive oil and lemon juice. Cut into serving portions, sprinkle with coarse salt and serve.

— Recipe from The New York Times

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