Bring the seaside atmosphere home with seafood dishes.
Let’s explore some delicious seafood recipes you can make at home to bring the seaside atmosphere back home during this pandemic!
After days of social isolation, social media has suddenly become the most effective communication platform, and family meals have become a showcase of “masterchefs” at home. And since everyone has been staying home, even the most clumsy cooks have learned how to prepare and present food beautifully. From Korean and Japanese dishes to Western and Chinese cuisine, everything is incredibly appealing, and seafood is no exception.
Many people think that preparing seafood at home takes a lot of time and effort, so they are hesitant to eat at home. However, at this time, if we don’t “get into the kitchen if we want to eat,” it’s hard to resist the craving for the taste of the sea. Let’s explore some delicious seafood recipes you can make at home to bring the seaside atmosphere back home during this pandemic!
Seafood Hot Pot
Seafood hot pot is probably the top choice for many families. The rich, tangy, spicy broth, combined with fresh seafood, will make the whole family more excited about the meal.
Seafood hot pot can appeal to many people’s tastes because of its sweet and fragrant broth and the combination of various vegetables and mushrooms. On chilly or rainy days, like in Northern Vietnam these days, seafood hot pot is especially suitable with its diverse cooking methods and easy pairings.
Crab and Prawn Dishes
The simplest crab and prawn dish that anyone can quickly prepare at home is steamed crab and prawn. Steaming crab and prawn with beer, lemongrass, lime leaves, coconut water, etc., yields the best flavor because it preserves the freshness and keeps the crab or prawn meat firm and rich.
If you want to increase the difficulty of preparing crab, try some dishes like: crab patties, crab stir-fried with tamarind, crab vermicelli, etc., as well as try making dishes from sea crabs such as sea crab soup with water spinach, sea crab stir-fried with oyster sauce, sea crab stir-fried with salt…
There are countless easy-to-make dishes from crab and sea crab that you can discover and try with just a click of the mouse.
Shrimp Dishes
Shrimp is an extremely popular seafood and very good for the health of both children and adults. Shrimp dishes are also easy to make at home. Many mothers even collect ways to prepare shrimp that their families can eat all week without getting bored, from the simplest dishes like steamed shrimp, shrimp braised in pork belly, to more complex preparations like shrimp in garlic butter sauce, shrimp fried with salted egg, crispy fried shrimp patties, etc.
