Best Chinese Seafood Soup Recipes

CHINESE SHRIMP AND TOFU SOUP

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This is a typical Chinese soup involving ginger, shrimp, and tofu. It is easy to make and fast! Good for cold weather too!

Provided by erni

Categories Soups, Stews and Chili Recipes Soup Recipes Seafood Shrimp Soup

Time 38m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 (1/2 inch) piece fresh ginger root, minced
6 ounces raw small shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 quart chicken stock
8 ounces tofu, diced small
⅓ cup frozen peas, thawed
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon cornstarch

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 99 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 43.1 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 9.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 895.7 mg, Sugar 1 g

CHINESE SEAFOOD SOUP

Chinese Seafood Soup image

You'll need both chopsticks and a spoon for this soup! I think of this recipe as a basic from which you can add, detract or do whatever. It is great to serve during Christmas week for a change of pace.

Provided by Bergy

Categories Asian

Time 30m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 teaspoon lite olive oil (or other veggie oil)
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
3 cups Chinese cabbage, thinly sliced
4 cups defatted chicken stock
6 ounces small shrimp, peeled and deveine
6 ounces bay scallops (if they are large cut them in half horizontally) or 6 ounces sea scallops (if they are large cut them in half horizontally)
3 tablespoons light soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice wine or 2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/2 lb Chinese wheat noodles or 1/2 lb linguine
2 scallions, peeled & chopped

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.

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