Tauchu-cooked meat with Steamed Tilapia Fish

Ingredients:

1 whole Tilapia
2 inch old ginger, peeled and cut into long pieces
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 shallot, peeled and sliced
2-3 tbsp oil
200 gm minced meat
1 tbsp taucu (fermented ground bean paste)
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp sugar
4-5 tbsp water
1 red chili pepper,sliced handful cut scallion 



Method:

1: Prepare the fish on a large stainless plate that will fit into a steamer. Spread the ginger all over the whole fish. Prepare steamer with water at high heat.When water starts to boil, place the whole fish onto the steamer rack. Cover it with a lid.

2:Steam the fish for 15-20 minutes. Meanwhile, heat up the pan with oil. Add in sliced shallot and minced garlic, fry until you can smell the ginger fragrant or until the ginger turn lightly brown before add in minced meat and tauchu(fermented ground bean paste). Stir it for 5 minutes, then add in water, soy sauce and sugar. Mix it well. Check the seasoning before remove from heat.

3:Careful remove steamed fish from steamer and move the fish to another plate. Pour the meat mixture on top of the fish. Sprinkle sliced red pepper and cut scallion on the fish

4:Serve the tauchu-cooked meat with steamed fish while it's still warm or hot and eat the fish with rice.