FOIL STEAMED SPICY GINGER SOY COD & BOK CHOY

Foil Steamed Spicy Ginger Soy Cod & Bok Choy image

Provided by Sherri Williams

Categories Fish

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 25

FOR THE FISH YOU WILL NEED
20 oz cod fillets, 5 oz portions about 1 inch thick
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
zest of 1 lemon
salt & pepper
1 large piece of aluminum foil
FOR THE BOK CHOY YOU WILL NEED
1 bok choy, chopped
4 oz fresh portabello mushrooms, sliced
3-4 scallion bottoms (white), chopped
3-4 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp ginger, chopped
1/2 chili pepper, chopped-i used yellow cayenne
2 Tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp toasted sesame oil
1 large piece of aluminum foil
FOR THE SAUCE YOU WILL NEED
3 Tbsp vegetable oil
1 Tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 1/2 inch ginger, cut in mathsticks
2 Tbsp dry sherry
1/4 c soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 chili pepper, thinly sliced-i used yellow cayenne
3-4 scallions tops (green), cut in mathsticks

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 355 degrees. Brush cod fillets with vegetable oil, sprinkle with salt and pepper; top with lemon zest. Place cod fillets about 1/2 inch apart on foil. Fold the long edges of foil together; make thin folds to seal. Fold outer short edges a few times inward to seal. This will make a pouch. You can fold in individual pieces of foil if you wish.
2. Place all the bok choy ingredients in the center of foil. Fold the long edges of foil together; make thin folds to seal. Fold outer short edges a few times inward to seal. This will make a pouch.
3. Place foil packets on cookie sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Fish should be nice and flaky
4. Sauce ingredients-Meanwhile add vegetable & sesame oils to a hot skillet. Saute ginger for about a minute until oil in fragrant. Add sherry and simmer for 30 seconds. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for about 1 minute or so.
5. Add bok choy to a serving plate topped with cod and sauce. Sprinkle toasted sesame seeds on top