Ca Ro Phi Hop (Steamed Tilapia with Oyster Sauce)

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You might recognize this dish at Chinese restaurants... It's pretty common. My mom makes it at home and it's super easy! Tastes just like the dish at a Chinese restaurant :) I need to make this some day for my Taiwanese boyfriend... hopefully he likes it!

Ingredients:
1 whole tilapia
Ginger
Salt and pepper
Maggi Seasoning sauce
Oyster Sauce
2-3 Green onions
Chicken broth
Vegetable Oil

Start with one whole tilapia - Remember to sprinkle some salt into it and rinse it with water to clean.

1. Use a steamer of some sort. Steam the tilapia on high heat for fifteen minutes. You can place the tilapia into a bowl and just put it into the steamer.
2. Slice and shave a 1-2 inch knob of ginger and place into bowl.
3. Add 1 tablespoon maggi seasoning.
4. Add 1 tsp oyster sauce.
5. Dash of sesame oil if you have it. This is optional. I didn't have any when I made it and it still turned out really well.
6. Add 1/4-1/2 tablespoon sugar.
7. Add 1/4 tablespoon of bot nem ga (chicken broth).
8. Slice 2-3 scallions (the long way, not dice!)
9. Sprinkle in some pepper and mix the mixture.
10. In a small skillet, add some oil with heat on high. Wait for oil to get hot - add the mixture. Stir just briefly to get the mixture hot. Add about 2 tablespoons of water.
11. Pour over the fish - retaste. Add more maggi seasoning or oyster sauce if necessary. I had to add about another teaspoon of maggi seasoning and 1/2 teaspoon of oyster sauce. Remember, these are rough estimates! Add to your liking!!
12. Steam fish for another 10 minutes - with the lid closed. Enjoy!


The steamer - intense looking huh!


Fish in a bowl :)


Prepping the mixture - notice the scallions are cut long way!


Briefly heat up the mixture!


Pouring the mixture over the fish



Almost done.... 


Ta Da!!! 

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