蒸魚

Steamed Fish

Clean fish & prepare other ingredients

Cut and mince ingredients

Prepare sauce

Prepare fish & wok for steaming

Steam fish

Heat oil, add garnish

Remove bones & serve

The essential dish for your classic Cantonese dinner!

Steamed Fish (蒸魚)

蒜薑蠔

Garlic & Ginger Oysters

Garlic & Ginger Oysters are an extremely simple, savory snack you can make for your next feast or party!

Garlic & Ginger Oysters (蒜薑蠔)

香煎全魚

Pan-fried Whole Fish

This is a classic saucy Chinese whole fish, an appropriate showstopper for holidays and feasts!

Pan-fried Whole Fish (香煎全魚)

煎腸粉

Pan-fried Rice Rolls

These are some of the most addictive, simple, chewy delectable bites of rice you'll ever have!

Pan-fried Rice Rolls (煎腸粉)

什錦炒麵

Combo Chow Mein

This is a masterclass in making chow mein with what's in your fridge! 

Combo Chow Mein (什錦炒麵)

菠菜豆腐湯

Spinach Tofu Soup

This easy and comforting soup is filled with spinach, tofu and pork. It comes together in less than half an hour, making it a wonderful weeknight recipe.

Spinach Tofu Soup (菠菜豆腐湯)

An easy, comforting soup that's ready in less than 30 minutes.

糖醋魚柳

Sweet and Sour Fish

This seafood twist on the classic Chinese sweet and sour dish features flaky, crispy sole filet. The pieces are smothered in a sweet and sour sauce with pineapple, red bell pepper and onions.

Sweet and Sour Fish (糖醋魚柳)

A seafood twist on the classic Chinese-American dish.

叉燒雞髀

Char Siu Chicken Drumsticks

This low-effort Char Siu Chicken Drumstick recipe has the same great flavors as Cantonese roast pork, but takes far less time to make. Here's how a professional Chinese chef turns char siu into a winning chicken dinner.

Char Siu Chicken Drumsticks (叉燒雞髀)

A low-effort chicken dinner with the same great flavors as Cantonese roast pork!

Learn how to recreate the Cantonese flavors you love by demystifying and mastering a handful of core, traditional ingredients

Understanding Flavor

Thank you for sharing your dad's secret recipe for steamed fish.  It's a joy watching your parents impart their many years' experience creating delicious Chinese food.  It's wonderful that you are memorializing this important part of your parent's lives and culture for future generations of food lovers.  I remember when my mother made a whole fish (in a Chinese style), the meat was very soft and tender.  Now, many years later, many of her teeth are missing and she is not eating well.  (I haven't been able to convince her to get dentures but will keep trying.)  This steamed fish recipe turned out great with red snapper.  The steamed fish was soft and tender, but most importantly, my mother was able to easily eat and enjoy it.  I will try tilapia next time.  Thank you again for sharing!

Randomly found this video, 2 minutes in and I'm already subscribed dude. So much details and secret ingredients. I love it. I live in Malaysia and i love Chinese food. Especially what they do with fish. But i can never replicate the flavour. That gingery rich salty oily sauce that comes with the fish. Been looking for the recipe for years. 

Now i can't wait to try this. But i gotta find all those ingredients first. I dont wanna experiment with this, your dad is giving his genuine recipe and i can absolutely see his passion and experience in cooking just from those 'chef speed julienne chopping'. 

Subscribed and bell on after 2 minutes dude. Thank you for sharing

Love to watch your dad cooking with explanations, very enjoyable and I learned a lot from him . Thank you so much  and please say hi to your dad , love him and his cooking

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