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Steamed Silver Fish ~ 'Ngan Yu Chai'


In my previous post on 'Steamed minced pork with silver fish', some readers were not familiar with what is 'silver fish' or 'ngan yu chai'.  So, I made this simple dish and took some pictures of these mini anchovives.  You can steam this in the rice cooker just before the 'keep warm' function or you can steam it under rapdily boiling water for about 5 mins.




It's better to use a strainer when you wash these mini anchovives as they're very tiny and may slip off and be washed away easily.


Chop some red chillies, add in some preserved black beans, a bit of sugar and a dash of sesame oil to the washed mini anchovives.


These are yummy, excellent to go with rice or plain white porridge.

Ingredients
  • 50 gm silver fish
  • 1/2 tsp each ~ preserved black beans, sugar and sesame oil
  • 3 Tbsp water
  • 1 red chilly chopped
  • a dash of pepper
Preparation
  1. Wash the silver fish and drain on a strainer.
  2. Place drained silver fish into a bowl and mix in all the ingredients till well combined. Keep aside.
  3. When the rice in the rice cooker is about three-quarters dry, place the bowl of silver fish on it just before the rice completes the 'cook' cycle and switch to the 'keep warm' function.
  4. Serve hot with a dash of pepper.
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  1. ICook4FunApril 13, 2010 at 8:39 AM

    I don't think I ever try fresh silver fish before except in ikan bilis form ....mmmm really interesting. Did you get the little fish from the wet market?

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  2. tigerfishApril 13, 2010 at 9:22 AM

    Must be so good to eat with plain rice or porridge but I don't have 2 of the 3 impt ingredients...(no silver fish, no black beans)...sad...

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  3. ann lowApril 13, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    I usually fried the 银鱼with eggs.I must try your recipe because my husband love to eat银鱼 very much.

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  4. ReanaclaireApril 13, 2010 at 10:17 AM

    i like ngan yee chai crispy fried and eaten with porridge.. or steamed minced pork with the ngan yee chai as toppings too! :)

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  5. Sonia ~ Nasi Lemak LoverApril 13, 2010 at 1:29 PM

    This way of cooking is new to me, very interesting!

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  6. Sokehah cheahApril 13, 2010 at 4:06 PM

    ICook4Fun
    I got them from the grocers, need to store in the fridge.

    tigerfish
    Maybe the silver fish is difficult to find, but isn't the black beans available?

    Anncoo
    Yes, frying with eggs is tasty too.

    reanaclaire
    Ngan yu chai fried rice is also nice.

    Sonia
    Yes, this silver fish is very versatile.

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  7. Elin ChiaApril 13, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    I like it fried and crispy . Must try this style of cooking. Thanks for the recipe.

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  8. My Little SpaceApril 13, 2010 at 7:22 PM

    Ahhh....this is our hubby favourite food! See, almost everyone the same huh!

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  9. MaryMohApril 13, 2010 at 7:25 PM

    This looks very interesting. I wonder how it tastes like....must be very delicious with rice. I love it fried.

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  10. penny aka jeroxieApril 13, 2010 at 7:49 PM

    I love this to go with congee. And must have eggs. YUM!

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  11. Sokehah cheahApril 14, 2010 at 4:30 PM

    Elin
    I too like it fried, versatile topping.

    Kristy
    Ah....How come quite a no. of hubbies like this silver fish? Maybe it's tasty.

    Mary
    Actually, it tastes best if it's fried, but then can always try out different recipes.

    penny
    Silver fish omelette is nice too.

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  12. TREAT AND TRICKApril 14, 2010 at 6:38 PM

    Never tried this before but after it's cooked looks so yummy, must try this next time to eat with porridge...

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  13. 3 hungry tummiesApril 14, 2010 at 8:19 PM

    This is comforting home cooking to me :)

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  14. Sokehah cheahApril 15, 2010 at 12:44 AM

    Treat and Trick
    It's great with white porridge

    3 hungry tummies
    Yes it is.

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