Cod should be steamed for 10-12 minutes.

Cod is a relatively tender fish and should not be steamed for too long. 10-12 minutes of steaming time will ensure that the fish is cooked through without being too dry. If the fish is thicker, the steaming time can be slightly longer, but should not exceed 15 minutes.

It should be noted that when steaming cod, you should first cut a knife in the center of the fish belly, so that it is easier to remove the fish spines after steaming. In addition, do not use high temperature when steaming cod, so as not to cook the fish meat becomes dry. It is best to choose a stainless steel or glass steamer.

Steaming cod fish if steamed for too long, the cod meat will be very old, the taste will be greatly reduced. If you want to know how the fish is considered cooked, you can use chopsticks inserted into the part of the fish belly, fish belly meat is thicker, if you can easily pull out the chopsticks, do not stain the fish, it proves that it can be, if the steam down again then make the fish meat become old.

Steaming cod notes:

Cod meat is very tender, its nutrients are also very high, steaming cod is not cold water under the pot of steam, because cold water in the pot temperature slowly increase will make the nutrients within the fish meat flow into the steam out of the water, which will greatly affect the texture of the meat of the cod, but also loss of the cod's nutritional value. Nutritional value of cod. Cod steamed in hot water is more tender compared to cold water.

Deep-sea cod to buy more frozen, thawing needs to be naturally thawed, do not blister thawing; high-quality cod size, no odor, not loose elasticity, the Norwegian Arctic cod gently pressed with the hand will immediately rebound; do not put seasoning and oil before steaming; steamed fish need to drizzle hot oil.

Cod meat meat less spiny, plus edamame steaming, fresh flavor without fishy, tender meat smooth, old and young love to eat. Many parents like to give their children seafood, but are worried about fish spines. Cod is a good choice, cod a large main bone, meat tender thorns less, cooked cod easy to disperse, it is easy to distinguish between the bones, children can rest assured to eat.