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daikon seafood soup

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when making seafood soup (or any meat-based soup), the bulk of the flavor comes from the bones and shells. and that’s why whenever we eat seafood, we always try find […]

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seafood, soup

steamed whole fresh fish

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hong kong is blessed with an abundance of seafood. cantonese people, in general, love to eat fish. they use the simplest technique to cook them, thus preserving its natural flavor […]

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seafood

sweet and sour fish

September 5, 2015by homemadeinhk Leave a comment

this is a simple, healthy version of sweet and sour fish 糖醋魚. here, we just lightly pan fry the fish, instead of deep frying. we are using all parts of […]

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seafood

crab and rice vermicelli claypot

November 20, 2014by homemadeinhk 4 Comments

one thing about shopping at our local wet market is that there is fresh seafood all year long. right now, crabs are plentiful. buying crab is cheaper than beef or […]

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seafood

shrimp and fish ceviche

September 11, 2014by homemadeinhk 8 Comments

summer is drawing to a close. that means we gotta work on some new recipes for the change in season. but before that, we wanna share one more refreshing summer […]

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apps & sides, seafood

clams with thai coconut broth

August 7, 2014by homemadeinhk 21 Comments

we were craving mussels today. however, fresh mussels are hard to find in hong kong. after visiting several nearby wet markets, we were out of luck… but we weren’t out […]

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seafood

pulpo a la gallega

May 29, 2014by homemadeinhk 28 Comments

it’s friday! and making tapas certainly counts for a fiesta. this is our first time cooking octopus. it definitely looks daunting since we’ve never handled such whole creatures before. but […]

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apps & sides, seafood

steamed mini abalones

April 18, 2014by homemadeinhk Leave a comment

we’ve recently discovered this massive wet market in tsuen wan. we’re not kidding, it’s 3 stories filled with sights, sounds, and smells. the ground floor is entirely overloaded with seafood […]

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seafood

lobster yi mein

March 12, 2014by homemadeinhk 11 Comments

priscilla made this dish for the premier night of the amazing food challenge, which aired on the asian food channel. the whole family thought it was such a grand gesture, […]

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pasta & noodle, seafood

shrimp paste seafood risotto

March 10, 2014by homemadeinhk 22 Comments

the idea of this wesian (western + asian) dish was spawned one day while we were enjoying lunch at a cha chaan teng in sai kung. one of the specialty […]

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rice, seafood

steamed giant scallops

February 7, 2014by homemadeinhk 7 Comments

we stumbled upon these beautiful scallops while walking through the wan chai wet market. we had no intentions of buying scallops, or anything for that matter. we were simply passing […]

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seafood

spicy stir fry snails

January 22, 2014by homemadeinhk 3 Comments

yup, that’s right, snails! these freshwater mollusks are the ones typically found in the wet markets. a common cantonese style preparation for snails is stir frying them in a spicy […]

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seafood

grilled calamari

January 11, 2014by homemadeinhk 8 Comments

this is another seafood dish inspired by a trip to the wet market. this time, we visited the one in shek lei. cooking calamari is rather quick and easy, even […]

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seafood

steamed fish with preserved vegetables

December 31, 2013by homemadeinhk 2 Comments

there was one period in time where we ate this for lunch almost on a daily basis at the cha chaan teng… it was darn good. naturally, we slowly go […]

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seafood

clams with chili oil

December 16, 2013by homemadeinhk 1 Comment

the thing about clams is that they are utterly deceptive. 3/4 of your money goes to buying the shells. but that tiny tasty morsel of meat inside more than makes […]

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