Chinese Seafood Soup Recipes

SPICY KOREAN-CHINESE SEAFOOD SOUP (JJAMPONG)

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• In a large pot, cook the egg noodles (or udon noodles ) according to package directions. Make sure not to overcook noodles-they should have some texture.
• Drain and set aside.
• In a soup pot, bring mussels (or clams) and 2 cups of water to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to a low simmer, and cook for a few minutes until the shells open.
• Drain (reserving 1 cup of cooking liquid) and set aside the mussels or clams.
• Add the one cup of cooking liquid to the chicken broth (or beef or anchovy broth).
• Heat a well-oiled deep sauté pan or large wok and sauté garlic and ginger briefly.
• Add chile pepper flakes (kochukaru), pork, and onions. Stir-fry.
• After a few minutes, add shrimp, squid, carrots, scallions, and stir-fry.
• After another few minutes, add cooked mussels (or clams), cabbage, mushrooms, and broth.
• Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, simmer, and let cook for 5 more minutes.
• Add soy sauce, salt, pepper, chiles, and fish sauce, to taste.
• Place noodles in individual soup bowls and ladle soup over noodles.
• Serve and enjoy!

CHINESE SHRIMP AND TOFU SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan or wok over high heat. Cook the garlic and ginger until fragrant and lightly browned. Stir in the shrimp, and stir fry until cooked, then remove and set aside. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium, add the tofu and peas, season with salt and pepper, then return to a simmer. Mix the cornstarch with a little water to form a thin paste. Stir the cornstarch into the soup and continue to simmer until clear and thickened, about 1 minute. Stir the shrimp back into the soup and serve.

CHINESE SEAFOOD SOUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan heat the oil, add garlic& stir until golden about 1 minute.
• Add cabbage & 1/4 of the chicken stock.
• Bring to a simmer and cook until the cabbage is wilted, about 1 minute.
• Add remaining stock, shrimp, scallops soy & rice wine and cook about 1 minute or just until the shrimp & scallop are opaque.
• Before you do this final step bring a pot of water to a rolling boil and cook the noodles until just tender 2-5 minutes (depends on type of noodle you use).
• Drain and place noodles in 4 large soup bowls. Ladle soup over the noodles dividing the seafood & cabbage evenly.
• Sprinkle with scallions.