Shrimp Scampi

Shrimp, cooked with garlicky butter and herbs in a white wine sauce for a quick and easy (yet impressive) shrimp scampi. (Thrown in some spinach too, if you'd like!)

Garlic Butter Shrimp

A super scrumptious garlic butter shrimp you can make quickly and easily! Serve with some pasta, rice, or bread and call it a meal.

Shrimp with Creamy Tomato Basil Sauce

A creamy basil stew with shrimp, parsley, basil, and a bit of Cajun spice. Perfect with some Fried Green Tomatoes.

Coconut Shrimp Patties

Shrimp, combined with a bit of garlic and green onions, formed into cakes coated with shredded coconut for some tropical coconut shrimp patties.

Cajun Shrimp Guacamole

Avocado, onions, and bell pepper combined with Cajun seasoned shrimp for one mighty tasty Cajun shrimp guacamole.

Garlic Shrimp Pasta with Tomatoes and Greens

Tomatoes and greens flavored up with garlic and onion, then cooked with shrimp for a quick, easy, and tasty garlic shrimp pasta.

Lemony Pasta with Capers and Greens

A quick, light, and refreshing pasta with tilapia, greens, and a bit of lemon.

Ginger Glazed Mahi Mahi

Try this ginger glazed mahi mahi - pan seared fish drizzled with a sweetly spicy ginger soy sauce!

Seared Salmon and Lemon Butter Pasta

Level up your usual pasta with some lemon herb whipped butter and spinach. Top it off with freshly seared salmon. It's easier than you think!

Salmon Fried Rice

We hadn't made fried rice in a while, and we both had a hankering for it, so I decided to make some. And then I went for Salmon Fried Rice since it was Saturday - seafood day. Two birds and all, right? I know last time, I said Fried Rice is good for using up ALL the things. However, it's also good when the refrigerator's empty. Just some eggs, rice, and mixed frozen vegetables, and you're good to go! (And in this case, salmon. Because you know, Salmon Fried Rice. A quick and enjoyable meal. Only thing I forgot was adding a bit of leftover bok choy into the mix. Yummy!

What's your favorite fried rice add in?

Salmon Fried Rice

by CJ Huang

Quick, simple, and healthy. Make this Salmon Fried Rice with leftover odds and ends or when you're low on groceries.

Prep time: 5 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 20 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
393 grams		3 cups		rice, cooked and cooled	I used a mixture of white rice, brown rice, and barley.
194 grams	6.843 ounces		2	salmon fillets, cubed
			2	eggs
		1 teaspoon		ginger, grated
171 grams	6.032 ounces			vegetables, diced
		1 tablespoon		soy sauce
		1 tablespoon		green onions, sliced	optional, for garnish

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Slightly scramble eggs.
	3. Mix in rice and soy sauce, making sure to fry the rice a bit.
	4. Make a hole in the middle and add in salmon.
	5. When salmon is mostly done, add in veggies, and cook until everything heated.

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Tom Yum

Tom Yum Noodle Soup - a Thai style hot and sour soup with shrimp, tomatoes, and shiitake mushrooms.

Sesame Crusted Tuna

We recently saw some tuna steaks for sale, and since we'd never purchased any before, we decided to make an exploratory purchase. The first thing we wanted to try? Sesame Crusted Tuna Steaks! Making these steaks was pretty easy too. I thought I'd need to dredge the tuna in something before searing, but the tuna does a surprisingly good job of keeping the sesame seeds stuck. All you've got to do is press them into the tuna slightly if you feel like it. Even without pressing the sesame seeds into the tuna, the vast majority of the seeds will stay stuck. As part of this meal, I also made a ginger carrot topping or dressing. Feel free to serve it on the side, on top, as a dip, or not at all! Although, if you decide to leave it out, I would recommend mixing the other ingredients and using it as a sauce so you'll have a more flavorful tuna. :) Give this Sesame Crusted Tuna a try and surprise yourself with how easy it is to make!

What's a dish you thought was a lot more complicated than it actually is?

Sesame Crusted Tuna

by CJ Huang

Easy and yummy - try this sesame crusted tuna steak with an Asian inspired ginger carrot sauce!

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 30 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
60 grams	2.125 ounces		1	carrot, chopped
		1 tablespoon		ginger, minced or grated
		2 tablespoons		green onions, sliced
		1 tablespoon		rice vinegar
		2 teaspoons		sesame oil
		1 teaspoon		soy sauce
38 grams	1.25 ounces	1/4 cup		sesame seeds
			2	tuna steaks	I cut each steak into two pieces, and I can't remember why!

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Process together carrots, ginger, green onions, sesame oil, and soy sauce until smooth.
	3. Press tuna steaks into sesame seeds to coat. Repeat for each side.
	4. Cook in a greased pan for 1-2 minutes on each side (for medium rare).

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Spinach and Tuna Fettuccine Alfredo

A quick and easy (skinnier) Fettuccine Alfredo with Italian seasoned tuna and spinach.

Miso Butter Shrimp

It's that time again - SRC time! As part of the Secret Recipe Club, we're assigned another blogger each month, and we get to pick a recipe from their blog to make. This month, I got Well Dined, and Sarah's definitely got a plethora of recipes to choose from! After browsing through many, many scrumptious recipes, I found one i just had to make - miso butter. I'm a fan of miso, but it's been pushed to the back of the fridge over time, and this recipe's definitely a great reason to pull it out again. Plus, like compound butter, it's so versatile and can be adapted to many uses - ranging from a spread on toast to cooking seafood in, and everything in between. For this recipe, I used only shiro, or white, miso, and we really enjoyed it. However, I'm thinking it'd taste even yummier with a bit of red, or aka miso mixed in. Maybe even gochujang! I also whipped the butter instead of just mixing it in since I also wanted to use it as a spread. We're also fans of whipped butter, especially as a spread, and it's less calorically dense and has a lighter texture. :)

What's your favorite type of miso?

Miso Butter Shrimp

by CJ Huang

Shrimp, cooked in a white miso sauce, whipped with butter for one scrumptious (and simple) miso butter shrimp. The miso butter's also perfect as a spread or for cooking just about anything, ranging from veggies to seafood and anything in between!

Prep time: What's your favorite type of miso?
Cook time: 5 minutes
Total time: 15 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
250 grams	8.75 ounces			shrimp
113 grams	4 ounces	1/2 cup	1 stick	butter
156 grams	5.5 ounces	1/2 cup		white miso	You could also use a mixture of different types of miso. I also want to try with gochujang. :)

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Whip together miso and butter. (Or simply mix together.)
	3. Heat approximately 1.5 tablespoons of the miso butter in a pan. (Keep in mind, the butter will melt, but the miso won't, so it'll still look a bit foamy or bubbly when it's heated enough.)
	4. Add in shrimp, and cook for about 5 minutes, or until shrimp are done.

Caramelized Salmon

We usually try to eat seafood of some sort at least twice a week or so. If I'm running short on time or just behind in general (often), I'll just throw together something quick and easy - like garlic salmon. However, James got tired of our usual and requested something different. I thought about how I could make something different without needing unique ingredients or lots of prep or time. I thought about my options, but I kept coming back to caramelization. It's such a great way to bring additional yumminess to a dish! However, I sure didn't want to make some caramelized onions! They sure are yummy, but definitely not quick. I also wasn't sure about making some sweet salmon. Maybe something sweetly savory, but sweet salmon just doesn't work in my mind. So now I had sugar for caramelization, some salt for the savory, and I also threw in some pepper for good measure. :) In the end, we got a sweetly savory caramelized salmon on the table in less than thirty minutes! Is it as quick and easy as our usual garlic baked salmon? No. However, this caramelized salmon provides some scrumptious variety without taking very long or requiring any odd ingredients (just salt, sugar, pepper, and salmon). Now I'm thinking I need to make a big batch of caramelized onions and serve up this caramelized salmon with some caramelized onions! YUM!

Do you have a "go-to" way of cooking seafood? What is it?

Caramelized Salmon

by CJ Huang

Try this sweetly savory caramelized salmon - all you need is 4 ingredients and less than thirty minutes from fridge to table. You'll have one scrumptious salmon!

Prep time: 10 minutes
Cook time: 15 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Yield: 2 servings

Materials:

Mass	Weight	Volume	Number	Material	Notes
257 grams	9.125 ounces			salmon fillet	I used a skinless fillet, and I'd recommend one with the skin on.
54 grams	1.875 ounces	1/4 cup		sugar
		1.5 teaspoons		sea salt
		1/2 teaspoon		pepper

Methods:

	1. Gather all materials.
	2. Combine sugar, salt, and pepper. Dip each fillet into mixture, making sure to cover all surfaces.
	3. Heat a bit of oil in a pan, and cook the salmon for about 5 minutes on each side. (Optional - broil the salmon with a bit of extra sugar/salt/pepper mixture for some extra caramelization.)

Smoked Salmon Benedict

A bed of smoked salmon on a toasted English muffin topped with a poached egg and Hollandaise sauce, making for one tasty Smoked Salmon Benedict.

Garlic Paprika Shrimp

Quickly cook up shrimp, throw in garlic, some paprika, and pepper, and you've got some delectable Garlic Paprika Shrimp with a slightly crispy crust.

Balsamic Salmon

A sweetly tangy salmon with basil, cilantro, and garlic in a balsamic sauce.

Ginger Lime Shrimp

A quick and easy shrimp pasta seasoned with lime, ginger, and sesame.

Miso Salmon with Bok Choy and Mushrooms

Miso covered salmon atop a bed of stir fried bok choy and mushrooms.