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Recipes with seafood

Steamed pompano with black bean garlic sauce

Steamed pompano with black bean garlic sauce

A dish that one often gets to enjoy only in Chinese restaurants, steamed whole fish is not difficult to make at home. Note, however, that you'll need a large steamer and a large heatproof plate to cook the fish.
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
Baked whole fish with oyster sauce

Baked whole fish with oyster sauce

This baked fish with oyster sauce cooks inside the oven in a tent of aluminum foil. Technically, it's a combination of baking and steaming but who's splitting hairs, right?
Cook time: 25 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Steamed pompano with ginger sauce by Connie Veneracion on umamidays.com

Steamed pompano with ginger sauce

I love steamed whole fish for the ease of preparation and fuss-free cooking. I love pompano for its firm and delectable flesh. Seasoned simply with ginger sauce, soy sauce and sesame seed oil, this dish has long been a family favorite.
Cook time: 30 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
Fish head soup with coconut cream

Fish head soup with coconut cream

Thick and spicy, the heat of this fish head soup with coconut cream comes from garlic, ginger and chilies.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people
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