Are you a seafood lover searching for fresh new dishes to try out? Look no further than these 16 delectable Asian seafood recipes that can be easily prepared in the comfort of your own kitchen! With everything from savory starters to succulent fish recipes and traditional Chinese seafood dishes, there's a little something for everyone to enjoy!
Sesame-Crusted Teriyaki Salmon

If you love salmon and you love sweet and sticky teriyaki sauce then this combination is a must try. For this easy recipe, salmon filets are pressed into sesame seeds and pan-fried on a frying pan to get a nice nutty crust and then lightly brushed with a homemade teriyaki sauce made with soy sauce and sugar and topped with green onions.
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Chinese Stir-Fried Ketchup Shrimp
This classic and traditional Cantonese shrimp recipe is a must try if you love sweet and tangy flavors. This stir-fried shrimp dish is pan fried with garlic and onions and tossed in a perfectly balanced sweet and tangy ketchup sauce. If you're looking for an incredibly easy Chinese seafood recipe, this would be it!
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Baked Mussels with Cheese and Garlic
If you're a fan of Japanese Dynamite Mussels, you'll love these baked mussels with melted cheese and garlic. They're a perfect snack or appetizer, and the cheesy, garlicky flavor is absolutely delicious!
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Tom Yum Goong (Tom Yum with Shrimp)
If you're familiar with Thai food, then tom yum soup needs no introduction. This popular spicy Thai hot and sour soup has a perfectly balanced sweet, savory, and tart kick and is delicious on its own or with some glass noodles and shrimp!
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Kani Salad (Japanese Crab Salad)
There's something absolutely delicious about imitation crab meat, especially when paired with a creamy mayo. This easy to make Japanese crab salad feels more like a snack and it makes a fantastic appetizer, especially when served with crackers.
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Chinese Scrambled Eggs and Shrimp
This classic Chinese scrambled eggs with shrimp recipe literally takes 15 minutes to put together and consist of fluffy scrambled eggs with shrimp! It's simple, and delicious and perfect for busy weekday nights.
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Tuna Mayo Deopbap (Korean Tuna Rice Bowl)
This simple tuna rice bowl is made with canned tuna mixed with garlic butter and served over rice and generously drizzled with Japanese mayo. You can substitute the canned tuna for canned salmon to switch up the fish and serve it with some chopped avocados to make this dish even more buttery.
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Canh Chua (Vietnamese Sweet and Sour Soup)
Canh Chua is a clear Vietnamese broth soup with a perfectly balanced sweet and sour flavor, made with tamarind, aromatic herbs, veggies and pineapple. Although this recipe shows you how to make it with chicken slices, traditionally this soup is made with fish instead and can be easily substituted with the chicken. If you're looking for a light fish soup, then this may be the one!
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Shrimp and Pork Wonton Noodle Soup
Making wonton dumplings is definitely a labor of love, but they are easier to make than you think. You can also make a big batch and freeze them so you always have dumplings around for whenever you need it. Alternatively, you can also buy pre-made wonton dumplings to keep things simpler, and I can show you how to put together this warm and cozy wonton soup in minutes for a delicious meal.
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Asian Chili Garlic Prawns with Snow Peas
This simple Asian seafood recipe uses frozen shrimp and snow peas which is tossed in a easy to make sweet and spicy sauce made with hoisin sauce. Delicious served with a side of rice!
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Crab and Cheese Spring Rolls
If you love crab rangoon or cheese wontons then you'll love this spring roll which is filled with imitation crab meat and cheese! It's basically a crab rangoon in a bite-sized roll!
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Vietnamese Grilled Shrimp Vermicelli Bowl
This Vietnamese vermicelli noodle bowl is light and refreshing dish made with thin rice noodles, veggies and served with a delicious sweet and tangy sauce called nuoc cham. It's topped with shrimp which has been marinated with garlic, ginger, toasted rice powder and lime juice which is then grilled very quickly over a hot BBQ.
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Yum Woon Sen (Thai Glass Noodle Salad)
If you are looking for a light, but filling salad that's loaded with a lot of textures and flavors (and shrimp!), then you need to try yum woon sen. Yum woon sen is a Thai salad made with glass noodles, shrimp, and fresh vegetables tossed in a light dressing balanced with sweet, savory, and tart garlicky flavors.
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Baked Crispy Stuffed Jalapeno Poppers (Crab Rangoon Style)
This baked crab rangoon appetizer is stuffed into jalapenos and topped with crispy panko breadcrumbs with toasted sesame seeds. It's a unique twist on the traditional jalapeno poppers and it uses Chinese sausage in the mix, but it can also be substituted with bacon as well. The crab rangoon filling makes this creamy, sweet and savory (with the
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Chinese Stuffed Peppers (Dim Sum Style)
These dim sum style, Chinese stuffed peppers can be made with two different types of stuffing (traditional shrimp or pork). These stuffed peppers are then pan-fried and served with a homemade black bean sauce.
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Hot Pot
Although this is not specifically a seafood recipe, if you have never had hot pot before it's a communal meal where you cook your own foods and there is usually a lot of seafood involved. Since it is a very highly customizable meal (and a very fun activity as well), most people love doing hotpot with seafood ingredients like shrimp, fish slices, scallops, lobster, crab, shrimp wonton and oysters! The fun part is customizing your sauces so you have something different depending on your mood.
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