Side Dishes

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce

Name: Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 20 g Water dropwort (minari); 150 g Pollock; 0.1 g Ground black pepper; 7 g Sugar; 108 g Lemon; 6 g Vinegar; 4 g Low-sodium soy sauce

미나리명태찜

Whole pollock steamed with water dropwort stems and lemon slices, then finished with lemon-dressed water dropwort leaves and a light lemon-soy sauce. Steaming the fish and adding the sauce afterwards keeps seasoning from soaking into the flesh, lowering sodium and letting the natural flavor shine.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce

15mPrep

25mCook

2Servings

EasyLevel

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

Minari (Water Dropwort)Crisp, peppery Korean water parsley
Pollock (Myeongtae, Hwangtae & Bugeo)The fish with a dozen names
Korean VinegarsBrown rice, persimmon and fruit vinegars for dressings and pickles 🛒 Shop on Amazon
Korean Soy Sauce (Ganjang)Guk-ganjang, jin-ganjang and when to use each 🛒 Shop on Amazon

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📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

Make the lemon sauce and reduce it over low heat.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 1

Cut the water dropwort into 4 cm pieces and toss the leaves in some of the lemon sauce.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 2

Thinly slice the lemon left over from juicing.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 3

Clean the pollock and season with pepper.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 4

Line a hot steamer with cheesecloth, place the pollock on it, top with the water dropwort stems and lemon slices, and steam for 10 minutes over medium heat and 10 minutes over low heat.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 5

When the fish is cooked, top with the dressed water dropwort leaves and pour over the remaining lemon sauce.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce — step 6

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

119.4Calories (kcal)

0.03 gCarbs

19.9 gProtein

1.03 gFat

137.3 mgSodium

Nutrition values are taken from the original recipe data and are approximate.

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Source: adapted from the recipe database of the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of Korea (Food Safety Korea), used under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL) Type 1. English translation and editing by coo K food.

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce

🥘 Ingredients

Main

Lemon sauce

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

🎥 Watch Cooking Videos

Steamed Pollock with Water Dropwort & Lemon Sauce

🥘 Ingredients

Main

Lemon sauce

🧺 Korean ingredients in this recipe

📝 Step-by-Step Instructions

📊 Nutrition Facts (per serving)

🎥 Watch Cooking Videos

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