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Steamed Fish

Name: Steamed Fish
Prep time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 whole red snapper (about 2 lbs), scored; 1 Scotch bonnet pepper, sliced; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 1-inch piece ginger, grated; 3 sprigs thyme; 3 scallions, chopped; 1 onion, julienned; 2 tomatoes, sliced; 1 cho cho (chayote), julienned; 2 carrots, julienned; 1 cup okra, sliced; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tbsp soy sauce; salt to taste; 1/4 tsp black pepper

Steamed Fish reads umami 4.6, heat 4.4 and salinity 4.1 on Palate's 0–10 flavor X-ray — a Jamaican main, about 45 min. Measured from the recipe itself: ingredients and technique.

The flavor X-ray — six axes, 0–10

Umami & Savory — 5.5 / 10
Sweet & Fruity — 3.4 / 10
Sour & Bright — 2.0 / 10
Bitter & Earthy — 1.6 / 10
Rich & Fat — 4.1 / 10
Aromatic & Spice — 5.1 / 10

The measured notes (of 18)

Umami 4.6 · Heat 4.4 · Salinity 4.1 · Allium 4.0 · Richness 4.0 · Sweetness 2.9 · Herbaceous 2.6 · Warm Spice 2.6 · Marine & Briny 2.5 · Funk & Ferment 2.3 · Sourness 1.9 · Fruity 1.8 · Earthy 1.5 · Bitterness 1.0 · Floral 0.6 · Citrus 0.5

What's in it (15)

1 whole red snapper (about 2 lbs), scored
1 Scotch bonnet pepper, sliced
4 cloves garlic, minced
1-inch piece ginger, grated
3 sprigs thyme
3 scallions, chopped
1 onion, julienned
2 tomatoes, sliced
1 cho cho (chayote), julienned
2 carrots, julienned
1 cup okra, sliced
2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp soy sauce
salt to taste
1/4 tsp black pepper

Time & effort: about 45 min (25 min active) · effort: medium

Nutrition (per 100 g, engine-estimated): 78.9 kcal, 9.8 g protein, 2.5 g fat, 5.5 g carbs

Dietary: Contains meat · Contains seafood · Contains dairy — engine-derived; double-check anything allergy-critical.

How it's cooked (3 steps)

Score and season the fish with salt, pepper, and soy sauce.
Arrange julienned vegetables in a pot, place the fish on top, add a small amount of water, butter, garlic, ginger, thyme, scallions, and Scotch bonnet.
Cover tightly and steam over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes until the fish flakes easily and the vegetables are crisp-tender.

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Every number above is Palate's engine-measured estimate, computed from this recipe's ingredients and techniques — not human-tasted ratings or reviews.