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THE CHINESE COOK BOOK
95

STEAMED PIKE


JING

YUE

5 pounds pike
2 pieces Chinese onion
1 cup Chinese mushrooms
100 threads ginger root
The same amount of pork

(a) Clean the fish but do not cut it. Rub with salt. Add 1 teaspoonful oil.

(b) Cut the onion, mushrooms, ginger root, and pork into threads, 1½ inches long. Spread this on top of the fish and steam for ½ hour.

Garnish with parsley.