Steam Combi Recipe: Oven Roasted Whole Fish using Steam Assist and Temperature Probe

Cooking fish to perfection is easy with added steam, and even easier with the use of your ovens built in temperature probe.

Any whole fish will work for this recipe. The cooking time will depend on the size of the fish.

A recipe for Sambal  to be served with the fish  can be found in our recipes here but if you dont want to make your own, buy a jar from your local supermarket or asian store.

METHOD

1. Pre heat oven to steam assist 2 and 230c and set probe to 56 
2. Juice limes or lemon and mix with fish sauce and oil, cut up juiced fruit and put inside fish cavity along with coriander stems and ginger.
3. Place fish on paper lined oven tray big enough to hold fish and rub over oil fish sauce and juice. 
4. Push probe into fish in a straight line across top meaty part of fish from tail end to head avoiding bone.  
5. Place in oven on hot air with steam- high humidity  and cook until core temperature is reached or until fish pulls away from the bone easily 
6. Transfer to serving plate and pour over pan juices and scatter with sliced coriander and spring onions. 
7. Serve with Sambal, steamed rice and greens