Shrimp Cocktail with Horseradish Sauce
Ingredients: 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined ½ cup light sour cream ¼ cup finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons drained chopped pimiento 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish ¼...
Garlic Shrimp Tapas
To devein shrimp, cut a shallow slit along the back of each peeled shrimp with a small sharp knife and remove the dark vein. Rinse the shrimp briefly under cold running...King Prawn Balti
This is the balti version of king prawn curry. This style of cooking comes from Northern Pakistan and could be described as a wedding between the traditional and the...Bhoona King Prawn
A delicately spiced dish which is stir fried and garnished with fried capsicum (peppers), onion and freshly chopped coriander leaves. This recipe is much the same as for chicken bhoona,...King Prawn Vindaloo
This king prawn fairly hot dish is another popular item in the Indian restaurant. This dish has its origins in Goa and the red wine gives it a wonderful...King Prawn Madras
A fairly hot, spicy king prawn dish with a distinctive combination of spices simmered in a sweet and sour sauce. This is one of the more popular prawn dishes in...King Prawn Curry
A medium curry with king prawn as the main ingredient and served with a delicious, lightly spiced mild to medium, sauce garnished with freshly chopped coriander leaves. ...Braised Bamboo Shoots
In Fukien, this dish is made from fresh winter bamboo shoots, but in the West we have to be content with the canned product, which, fortunately, retains much of its...Sizzling Rice with Shrimp and Tomato Sauce
In many Chinese households, rice, the staple food, used to be cooked in a large, round copper pot. When there was a layer of cooked rice stuck to the bottom...Duck Stuffed with Glutinous Rice
Duck stuffed with glutinous rice is popular with most Chinese, irrespective of the region they come from. The stuffing can be made a day in advance and refrigerated, but if...Dragon Flying and Phoenix Dancing
The dragon and phoenix of the title are metaphors for the two main ingredients: chicken and prawns. Because it is a very elegant dish, it is worth the trouble to...Stir-fried Prawns in Tomato Sauce
The Cantonese like to bite into prawns that are “crisply firm,” and to achieve this texture Cantonese chefs leave out ginger and wine when preparing them, as we have here....Spiced-salt Prawns
This dish, with its subtly spicy flavor, is very popular in Hong Kong, one of the leading capitals of Chinese food. The prawns are left with their shells on because...
Stir-fried Chinese Celery Cabbage with Dried Shrimp
This economical and healthy everyday dish is easy to make. It is as popular in Canton as in Shanghai, but the Cantonese use scallions, ginger and shrimp to heighten the...Stir-fried Squid in Shrimp Paste
Shrimp paste has a strong, almost unpleasant, odor, and squid is very bland. However, when stir-fried together, with garlic, this peasant dish, although an acquired taste, can delight even the...
Steamed Prawns in Mixed Bean Sauce
I first tasted this dish in 1980 in one of the famous restaurants of my hometown, Hong Kong, and thought it tasted heavenly. There was no question of their letting...
Cantonese Fire Pot
A Cantonese fire pot reflects what’s easily available in the region, and it therefore consists of seafood as well as meat and vegetables. If you don’t have a traditional charcoal-burning...Hearts of Palm Salad with Grilled Shrimp and Avocado Recipe
This salad chapter would not be complete without a salad with hearts of palm—one of my favorite foods. Hearts of palm grow mostly in Brazil and Costa Rica, but...Pumpkin-Shrimp Chowder Recipe
This one is thick and hearty, filled with chunks of pumpkin, shrimp, and cubes of potatoes. The unusual taste comes from the pumpkin base and seafood stock. Putting...
