Thai-Style Steamed Sea Bass with Lemon (Simple Rice Cooker Version)

This dish is a signature of Thai restaurants, utilizing the steaming properties of a rice cooker to allow the spicy and sour sauce to perfectly penetrate the delicate fish meat, making it refreshing and extremely appetizing. Ingredients: Sea bass fillet (or grouper, tilapia fillet): 1 piece Garlic: 3-4 cloves (minced) Red chili: 1-2 (minced, adjust spiciness as desired) Cilantro: 1 bunch (chopped) Lemon: 1 (juiced) Seasonings: Fish sauce: 1.5 tbsp Sugar: 1 tbsp (brown or white sugar is fine, key to balancing sweet and sour) Water: 1 tbsp Instructions: Wash and pat dry the fish fillet, place it in a deep dish. In a large bowl, mix lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar, water, minced garlic, and minced chili to create the Thai sauce. Pour the prepared sauce evenly over the fish fillet. Add 1 cup of water to the outer pot of the rice cooker and press the start button. Once the cooker pops, let it steam for 5 minutes. Before serving, sprinkle generously with chopped cilantro.