Here are some steps to teach you how to steam fish in a rice cooker.

Steps

  1. 1
    Scale and wash the fish.
  2. 2
    Rub some fine salt all over including the head, stomach and tail.
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  3. 3
    Let it sit and be salted for 15 minutes while you shred the celery leaves, fine strips of ginger and chop the garlic.
  4. 4
    Put fish into a plate that fits the upper level of the rice cooker and throw away excess salty water.
  5. 5
    Transfer fish plate into the upper level of the rice cooker and cook the rice underneath inside the pot at the same time to save gas.
  6. 6
    When steam appears inside the rice pot, put in chopped garlic and ginger strips onto the fish, spreading them all over the fish.
  7. 7
    Shake some sesame oil and soya sauce on top of the fish.
  8. 8
    Let fish be steamed / cooked with the steam from the rice pot below this level, i.e. inside the lower rice pot.
  9. 9
    When steam subsides, let rice rest inside pot for 10 minutes. After that, add celery leaves on top of fish and serve with hot rice.
  10. 10
    Finished.
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Community Q&A

  • Question
    Do I put the fish on tin foil in the rice cooker?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes, you can use tin foil in the rice cooker as shown in the images.
  • Question
    What kind of plate do I use?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    You can use any plate that fits into the rice cooker. In this case, it looks like the "plate" is made out of aluminum foil, so I would recommend doing something similar.
  • Question
    Do the fish and the rice cook at the same time?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Yes, most rice cookers have timers on them and it usually takes about an hour to cook the rice. If you steam the fish along with the rice, they will both be cooked.
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