Dish-Type Recipe Index

Fish and seafood dishes

These recipes are grouped as fish and seafood dishes because their ingredients, cooking method, or restaurant-menu role fit this dish family.

About fish and seafood dishes

Fish, shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, oysters, squid, scallops, conch, and seafood combinations.

Recipes in this section: 64.

Fish and seafood dishes

Beef with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese / American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Beef with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Black Pepper Chicken, Beef, or Seafood

Chinese American / Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Black Pepper Chicken, Beef, or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Broccoli Stir-Fry with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Cantonese Congee

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1.5 hours

A Cantonese congee recipe with rice porridge, ginger, scallion, optional chicken, fish, pork, or century egg.

Cantonese Steamed Fish

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–4 · 25 minutes

A Cantonese steamed fish recipe with ginger, scallion, soy sauce, and hot oil.

Cashew Chicken or Shrimp

American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Cashew Chicken or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Char Kway Teow

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian Chinese · Serves 2 · 30 minutes

A Malaysian Chinese char kway teow recipe with flat rice noodles, shrimp, egg, bean sprouts, Chinese sausage, and wok technique.

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp

Cantonese / Home-style · Vegetable dish · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Chinese Cabbage with Dried Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Chow Har Kew

Cantonese / Chinese American · Shrimp dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Chow Har Kew recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese Vegetables · Vegetable dish · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Choy Sum with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Cold Jellyfish Salad

Cantonese / Banquet Cold Dish · Cold dish · Serves 3–4 · 20 minutes after soaking

Cold Jellyfish Salad recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Conch and Scallop Stir-Fry

Cantonese Seafood · Seafood dish · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Conch and Scallop Stir-Fry recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Crab Rangoon

American Chinese · American Chinese · Makes 24 · 40 minutes

A crab rangoon recipe with cream cheese, crab or imitation crab, wonton wrappers, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Curry Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

American Chinese / Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Curry Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Eel Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Noodle Soup · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

Eel Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Egg Foo Young

American Chinese · American Chinese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

An egg foo young recipe with eggs, vegetables, optional roast meat or shrimp, brown gravy, and American Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish Ball Noodle Soup

Cantonese / Fujian · Noodle soup · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Fish Ball Noodle Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood

Cantonese Banquet Soup · Soup · Serves 4 · 40 minutes after soaking

Fish Maw Soup with Crab or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fish-Fragrant Eggplant

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

A Sichuan fish-fragrant eggplant recipe with garlic, ginger, pickled chile, vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce.

Fried Oysters

Cantonese / Seafood · Fried seafood · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

Fried Oysters recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fried Shrimp Balls

Cantonese / Dim Sum · Fried appetizer · Makes 16 · 45 minutes

Fried Shrimp Balls recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Frog with Foo Chow Sauce

Fuzhou / Fujian · Seafood and meat dish · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Frog with Foo Chow Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Fuzhou Fish Ball Soup

Fujian · Fuzhou / Fujian · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes with prepared fish balls

A practical Fuzhou fish ball soup recipe using fish balls, broth, greens, rice wine, ginger, and menu-literacy notes.

Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 15 minutes

Gai Lan with Oyster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ginger Scallion Clams

Cantonese Seafood · Seafood dish · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Ginger Scallion Clams recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ginger Scallion Crab

Cantonese Seafood · Seafood dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Ginger Scallion Crab recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ginger Scallion Lobster

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 2–3 · 35 minutes

Ginger Scallion Lobster recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Ginger Scallion Squid

Cantonese Seafood · Seafood dish · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

Ginger Scallion Squid recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Guizhou Sour Fish Soup

Guizhou · Guizhou-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Guizhou-inspired sour fish soup recipe with tomato, pickled vegetables, ginger, chiles, and rice noodles.

Hakka Stuffed Tofu

Hakka · Hakka · Serves 3–4 · 50 minutes

A Hakka stuffed tofu recipe with tofu, pork or fish filling, pan-frying, sauce, and menu-literacy notes.

Honey Walnut Shrimp

Hong Kong / American Chinese · Seafood dish · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Honey Walnut Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Hunan Chopped Chili Fish

Hunan · Hunan · Serves 2–4 · 30 minutes

A Hunan chopped chili fish recipe with salted chiles, ginger, garlic, scallions, and steamed fish.

Hunan-Style Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

Hunan / American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Hunan-Style Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Lobster Cantonese

Cantonese / Chinese American · Seafood dish · Serves 2–3 · 40 minutes

Lobster Cantonese recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Longjing Shrimp

Zhejiang · Zhejiang / Hangzhou · Serves 2–3 · 25 minutes

A Zhejiang Longjing shrimp recipe with tea, shrimp, light seasoning, and Hangzhou menu-literacy notes.

Malaysian Laksa

Malaysian Chinese · Malaysian / Peranakan-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Malaysian laksa recipe with coconut curry broth, rice noodles, shrimp or chicken, herbs, and menu-literacy notes.

Marinated Cuttlefish on Rice

Cantonese / Hong Kong Rice Plate · Rice plate · Serves 2–3 · 35 minutes

Marinated Cuttlefish on Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp, Ribs, or Seafood

Cantonese / Chinese American · Fried dish · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Salt-and-Pepper Shrimp, Ribs, or Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Fried rice · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot

Cantonese / Hong Kong · Clay pot dish · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Salted Fish Eggplant Clay Pot recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood Bird's Nest

Cantonese Banquet / Chinese American · Seafood dish · Serves 4 · 1 hour

Seafood Bird's Nest recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood Corn Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Seafood Corn Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood Delight

Chinese American / Cantonese · Seafood dish · Serves 4 · 35 minutes

Seafood Delight recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Seafood with Tofu Soup

Cantonese / American Chinese · Soup · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Seafood with Tofu Soup recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shandong-Style Sweet-and-Sour Fish

Shandong · Shandong-inspired · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Shandong-style sweet-and-sour fish recipe with crisp fish, vinegar, sugar, tomato, and northern menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp Cheung Fun

Dim Sum · Cantonese dim sum · Serves 2–3 · 1 hour

A simplified shrimp cheung fun recipe with rice flour batter, shrimp, soy sauce, and Cantonese dim sum notes.

Shrimp Toast

American Chinese / Cantonese-inspired · Fried appetizer · Makes 12 · 40 minutes

Shrimp Toast recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp with Green Peas

Cantonese / American Chinese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Shrimp with Green Peas recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce

American Chinese / Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Shrimp with Soft Egg

Cantonese · Egg dish · Serves 2–3 · 20 minutes

Shrimp with Soft Egg recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sichuan Water-Boiled Fish

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

A Sichuan water-boiled fish recipe with white fish, doubanjiang, dried chiles, Sichuan peppercorn, and vegetables.

Sizzling Rice with Seafood

Cantonese / American Chinese · Sizzling dish · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Sizzling Rice with Seafood recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp

American Chinese / Cantonese · Stir-fry · Serves 3–4 · 25 minutes

Snow Peas with Chicken, Beef, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 3–4 · 35 minutes

Steamed Pork Patty with Salted Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Suan Cai Fish

Sichuan · Sichuan · Serves 3–4 · 40 minutes

Suan Cai Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp

American Chinese · Takeout-style · Serves 3–4 · 45 minutes

Sweet and Sour Chicken, Pork, or Shrimp recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Taiwanese Oyster Omelet

Taiwanese · Taiwanese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Taiwanese oyster omelet recipe with eggs, oysters, sweet potato starch, greens, and sweet-savory sauce.

Teochew Oyster Omelet

Teochew · Teochew / Southeast Asian Chinese · Serves 2 · 25 minutes

A Teochew-style oyster omelet recipe with egg, oysters, starch, scallions, and menu-literacy notes.

West Lake Vinegar Fish

Zhejiang · Hangzhou · Serves 2–3 · 30 minutes

West Lake Vinegar Fish recipe with ingredients, method, substitutions, and Chinese menu-literacy notes.

Wonton Noodle Soup

Cantonese · Cantonese · Serves 4 · 1 hour

A Cantonese wonton noodle soup recipe with shrimp-pork wontons, egg noodles, broth, and menu-literacy notes.

Yangzhou Fried Rice

Jiangsu · Jiangsu · Serves 3–4 · 30 minutes

A Yangzhou fried rice recipe with shrimp, egg, peas, ham or char siu, scallions, and Jiangsu menu-literacy notes.