tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post2770895228692197816..comments2024-01-29T03:04:24.219+11:00Comments on Flinders Family Freer: Steamed fish?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-29176264547809625492011-09-03T20:58:05.602+10:002011-09-03T20:58:05.602+10:00Thank you all. I've been told I am an idiot an...Thank you all. I've been told I am an idiot and the local supermarket stocks it, and it is cheap (and vile).<br /><br />Wrasse - which are exported live from here to HK are exactly what you describe I suspect, Glenda. Mind you, oddly, they are the cats favorite fish.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315551718688781746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-30354309290929407782011-09-03T11:36:56.910+10:002011-09-03T11:36:56.910+10:00Steamed fish works well with species that are pret...Steamed fish works well with species that are pretty tasteless to start with, because the taste has to be all in the marinade and the sauce anyway. Consider combinations of light soy, ginger, garlic, spring onions, mushrooms...Glenda Larkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113271268122909969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-4071011236823423472011-09-02T22:53:43.010+10:002011-09-02T22:53:43.010+10:00There's a page over here http://chinesefood.ab...There's a page over here http://chinesefood.about.com/od/cookingfaqs/qt/rice_wine_sub.htm with various suggestions about substitutes: pale dry sherry, gin, dry white wine, apple juice, white grape juice.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01422171964652699673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-14772965979719271962011-09-02T21:10:37.088+10:002011-09-02T21:10:37.088+10:00Dry Sherry will usually work. If you can get a bo...Dry Sherry will usually work. If you can get a bottle of the wine. If you have anyone travelling to the island, it's usually very cheap in Asian groceries ie $3 - $10. <br /><br />Dad did a chinese cooking class years ago when it was hard to get and was given that as an alternative.<br /><br />Dry White Wine won't work, different flavours. <br /><br />Good luck with the steamed fish.Tania Shipmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01217473097772335470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-301791108611372665.post-15586008259410013102011-09-02T21:05:36.145+10:002011-09-02T21:05:36.145+10:00I suspect the island shops are completely lacking ...I suspect the island shops are completely lacking in asian ingredients... Probably you should have gone shopping in an Asian store in Melbourne before you left...<br /><br />My google-fu suggests that in addition to Japanese (cooking) sake - which one suspects is also unavailable - a medium-dry sherry might be a decent substitute though that may be just as hard to get on flinders at an affordable price. <br /><br />Something that might work could be home made plum wine (or brandy or similar diluted).Francis Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239588633595604498noreply@blogger.com