2. It takes 10 minute for hot water and 15 minute for cold water to steam lean meat. If you want lean meat water with a strong taste, you can appropriately increase the steaming time. Steaming lean meat water needs to clean the lean meat, soak it in ginger slices for half an hour before steaming, which can remove the fishy smell of the meat. In the process of steaming lean meat water, you can also add edible salt, shredded ginger, monosodium glutamate and sesame oil, and the steamed lean meat will taste better.