https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/fish-and-seafood/ a culinary genealogy Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:33:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://thewoksoflife.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-TWOL-favicon-4-32x32.png https://thewoksoflife.com/category/recipes/fish-and-seafood/ 32 32 https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/#comments Thu, 13 Nov 2025 13:15:27 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93942 Chinese Grilled Fish, or kǎo yú (烤鱼), is a Sichuan dish that gained popularity in China some years ago. Consisting of a crispy grilled (or in our case, pan-fried) white, flaky fish and a spicy sauce with vegetables and other goodies to dig around for in the pan, it was one of my favorite “dining […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/chinese-grilled-fish-kao-yu/feed/ 4 https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/#comments Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:40:02 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=93661 This easy pan-fried cod recipe is a simple, healthy, clean way to enjoy fish on a weeknight, with just a few pantry staples.  The Outsize Importance of Salt When Cooking Fish There is an old saying in Chinese, 咸鱼淡肉菜多油 (xián yú dàn ròu cài duō yóu), which means: more salt when cooking fish, less salt […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/pan-fried-cod/feed/ 18 https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-fish-black-bean-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-fish-black-bean-sauce/#comments Wed, 06 Aug 2025 15:58:13 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=92788 In this Steamed Fish with Black Bean Sauce recipe, delicate, flaky fish gets a boost from salty, umami-packed fermented black beans. We have instructions for using fillets or a whole fish! If you love our more well-known Cantonese Steamed Fish recipe with ginger and scallions, this recipe is another version to add to your dinnertime […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/steamed-fish-black-bean-sauce/feed/ 14 https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-with-lobster-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-with-lobster-sauce/#comments Mon, 07 Jul 2025 07:03:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=87088 This lobster with lobster sauce recipe takes that beloved Chinese American takeout classic, Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, and makes good on its name—with actual chunks of sweet lobster!  If lobster is on sale at your local market or you have a special occasion coming up, this (surprisingly simple) showstopper of a meal will make everyone […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/lobster-with-lobster-sauce/feed/ 15 https://thewoksoflife.com/salmon-fried-rice/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/salmon-fried-rice/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2025 19:32:07 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=87068 This salmon fried rice stretches one salmon fillet into a one-pot dinner for three to four people! It covers all the food groups—starch, vegetable, healthy protein, and aromatics in one very satisfying dish.  Fish Fried Rice? Using fish in fried rice is not very common in China. If people have a piece of fish, they […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/salmon-fried-rice/feed/ 15 https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-cook-trout-recipe/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-cook-trout-recipe/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2025 06:00:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86871 Learn how to cook trout quickly and easily in a frying pan, with a delicious, rich sauce of garlic, butter, and soy sauce. All the flavors meld together in this exceptionally tasty trout recipe! Cooking Different Types of Trout Figuring out how to cook trout properly really depends on what type and size you’re working […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/how-to-cook-trout-recipe/feed/ 12 https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/#comments Wed, 28 May 2025 14:26:06 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=86621 Seared Ahi Tuna with fresh lime, mandarin orange juice, ginger, garlic, soy, and sesame is perfect for summer meals. This impressive restaurant-style dish is easy—and fast—to pull off at home! Perfect, Restaurant-style Seared Ahi Tuna You’ve probably had seared ahi tuna at your favorite restaurant, but recently we discovered it’s easier than you think to […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/seared-ahi-tuna/feed/ 12 https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/#comments Thu, 27 Feb 2025 21:06:09 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=85065 This fried dace recipe with stir-fried leafy vegetables makes use of a beloved Cantonese ingredient  that used to be known only to Chinese families, but recently went mainstream! (The New York Times/WireCutter included it on its list of The Best Tinned Fish.)  If you grew up with cans of Pearl River Bridge or Eagle Coin […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-dace-stir-fried-greens/feed/ 15 https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-clay-pot-chinese/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-clay-pot-chinese/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:23:13 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=84562 This Chinese Garlic Shrimp Clay Pot recipe is impressive, very delicious, and surprisingly easy to make.  It is a great candidate for Chinese New Year dinner, not just because it symbolizes wealth and happiness “rolling in,” but also because you can prepare the entire dish in advance! This also makes it a wonderful makeahead weeknight […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/shrimp-clay-pot-chinese/feed/ 44 https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-sticky-rice-xo-sauce/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-sticky-rice-xo-sauce/#comments Thu, 24 Oct 2024 05:01:00 +0000 https://thewoksoflife.com/?p=83401 Luxurious XO sauce is a fragrant mixture of dried scallops, shrimp, Chinese ham, and chilies that was made to go with rice. Here, we use it to make a Fried Sticky Rice with XO Sauce. It’s simple and delicious, and there’s no chance you’ll be left feeling dissatisfied once you’ve had a bowl!  What is […]]]> https://thewoksoflife.com/fried-sticky-rice-xo-sauce/feed/ 20