Steamed Fish with Mayonnaise
Level up your simple steamed fish into this colorful and tasty Steamed fish with Mayonnaise! Perfect for Lapu-lapu (grouper) Maya-maya (snapper) or Tilapia!
Servings: 3
Calories: 582kcal
Ingredients
- 1 big whole fish (Snapper, Grouper or Tilapia) - scaled and gutted
- salt and pepper - for rubbing
- ½ lemon - cut into 4 wedges
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 hard-boiled eggs - yolks and whites separated then both chopped finely
- 1 medium carrots - julienned
- ¼ cup pickles - julienned or use pickle relish
- 1 small red bell pepper - julienned
Instructions
- Wash the fish with cold water and pat dry with paper towels.
- Rub both sides of the fish with salt and pepper.
- Dip the lemon wedges with some salt and pepper and stuff these into the cavity (stomach and head).
- Steam fish for about 30 minutes.
- Add the carrot and red bell pepper slices in the steamer with the fish and steam for the last 10 minutes.
- Once the fish is done, remove the steaming bowl from heat. Transfer the carrots and bell pepper in a small bowl and remove lemon wedges in the cavity then let the fish cool down a bit.
- Cover the top of the fish with mayonnaise then turn it over onto a serving platter so that the covered part now facing down on the plate.
- Spread mayonnaise all over the top of part of fish. Arrange toppings over mayonnaise as desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 582kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 59g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 155mg | Sodium: 635mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4415IU | Vitamin C: 42.2mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 0.8mg