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Recipes with seafood

Oysters with chili garlic lemongrass sauce

Oysters with chili garlic lemongrass sauce

Spicy, tangy and subtly sweet. Shucked oysters (blanching is optional) are tossed in a sauce made with calamansi juice, chili, garlic, lemongrass, cilantro stems, fish sauce and sugar.
Cook time: 1 minute minute
Servings: 3 people
Chinese-style fish fillet with lemon sauce

Chinese-style fish fillet with lemon sauce

Swordfish belly fillets are thinly sliced, seasoned, coated with batter, deep fried then tossed with a syrupy sauce made with fresh lemon juice, sugar, chili flakes, grated ginger, turmeric and kaffir lime leaves.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people
Potatoes and green beans salad

Potatoes and green beans salad

Potatoes and green beans are boiled, drained and tossed with crumbled tinapa (salty smoked fish) soaked in spicy oil.
Cook time: 20 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
20-minute shrimp curry rice bowl

20-minute shrimp curry rice bowl

With ground shallots, garlic, chilies, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, shrimp paste and coconut cream for the sauce, you’ll want to drizzle that thick yellow cream on your rice.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people
orzo with smoked salmon, dill, mint and lemon

Spicy orzo with smoked salmon, lemon and herbs

Orzo cooked in salted water is tossed with olive oil, garlic, chili, lemon zest, dill and mint, topped with thin slices of cold smoked salmon, and drizzled with lemon juice.
Cook time: 10 minutes minutes
Servings: 1 person
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