3 Easy Chinese Recipes from my Dad

Hi Everyone!

Seafood is comfort food for me so, I thought I’d share some of my dad’s famous Chinese recipes that I grew up with. Enjoy!

SALT AND PEPPER SHRIMP

Ingredients:

  • Fresh Shrimp

  • Green Beans

  • Green Onion

  • Ginger

  • Carrots (sliced diagonally creating an oval shape)

Step by Step:

  1. Clean and de-vein shrimp and prep your veggies.

  2. Pan fry your shrimp with olive oil until the color of the shrimp begins to change to red then set aside. Be sure not to cook for too long because we will be adding the shrimp back in once the veggies are cooked. You want your shrimp to be 90% cooked.

  3. Using the olive oil still in the pan, add in your carrots, green beans, green onions and finely chopped ginger and pan fry.

  4. Once your veggies are done add your shrimp back into the pan.

  5. Season to taste with salt and pepper and you’re done!

I wasn’t kidding when I said easy, right?

As you can see, we had a fresh sea bass and shrimp from the gulf. All of this seafood I ordered was from Fulton Fish Market and I can’t even begin to tell you how yummy it was!

STEAMED SEA BASS

Ingredients:

  • Whole Sea Bass

  • Green Onion

  • Soy Sauce

  • Rice Wine Vinegar

  • Sugar

Step by Step:

  1. You will need a steamer for this recipe. Begin by adding water to your pan until boiling. You don’t want your fish to be in the water, just above so the steam from the boiling water can cook it.

  2. Put the whole sea bass into the top portion of your steamer and cover with a lid. Depending on the size of your fish, the cook time can vary between 10-15 minutes.

  3. Prepare your sliced green onions while the fish is steaming.

  4. In a separate bowl mix soy sauce, rice wine vinegar and some sugar to taste.

  5. Get a separate frying pan and begin heating some olive oil.

  6. Once the steamed fish is finished cooking move onto a serving platter.

  7. Pour sauce mixture over the fish and then add the green onions on top.

  8. Lastly and most excitingly, pour your heated oil over the fish and hear the sizzle and watch the steam. All done!

CRAB MEAT EGG DROP SOUP

Ingredients:

  • Chicken Broth

  • Real Crab Meat

  • Cornstarch or Potato Starch

  • Egg

  • Green Onion

Step by Step:

  1. Start by bringing the chicken broth to a boil.

  2. Once the soup is boiling add in your crab meat and some cornstarch to make the soup thicker.

  3. Sprinkle in some salt to taste.

  4. Whisk your egg(s) and begin pouring into the soup gradually.

  5. Portion out into your bowls and use green onions as garnish. Done!

I hope you all love these recipes as much as I do! Now you can all have a taste of our household. Happy cooking!

FOOD, RECIPESRemi Ishizuka2 Comments