Step 1

Clean and cut the fish horizontally into 4 pieces, pat dry with a paper towel.

Step 2

Put salt onto the fish and place them into a dish.

Step 3

Rinse the salted black beans, drain, and roughly chopped them.

Step 4

Add the minced garlic and ginger, sugar, and 1 tsp oil to the salted black beans and mix well.

Step 5

Spoon the mixture evenly onto the fish, and drizzle the rest of the oil over the fish.

Step 6

Bring some water to a boil in a wok and put the fish onto the steaming rack.

Step 7

Cover and steam on high heat for 8 minutes.

Step 8

Sprinkle the green onions over the fish.