poached atlantic salmon with garlic, lemon, butter and spices

poached atlantic salmon with garlic, lemon, butter and spices: © .kaishin. 2009.

Grilled BC Spot Prawns and Steak

spot prawn and steak © kaishin chu 2011 This is a local, wild, sustainable BC Spot Prawn. It has such a tender flesh that it grills well without getting tough, staying tender and moist. So very lovely. I’ve tossed only olive oil and a tiny bit of lemon juice and zest just before grilling. Grill [...]

BC Spot Prawns are here!

Spot Prawns are here!: © .kaishin. 2009. Today marks the start of the season for availability of BC Spot Prawns. My friend and I headed out to the Spot Prawn Festival down at False Creek Fishermen’s Warf despite the drizzly cold, but found that the boats had not come in and were running behind. So [...]

cozy and filling : layered baked fish

Starting at bottom of baking pan or casserole dish, layer sliced yellow onions, fish filets, chopped parsley, olive oil/salt/herbs/pepper, and lastly the thinly sliced yukon gold potatoes. Drizzle or brush some more olive oil + salt/herbs/pepper as to your liking. Baked 350ºF for 45 min covered, then remove cover, and bake another 20 min to crisp up [...]

Baked scalloped Beets, Onions, Potato with Fish

Baked scalloped Beets, Onions, Potato with Fish: © .kaishin. 2011. mmm.. loving this combo: scalloped beets, onions and golden yukon potatoes layered over a fish flilet and slow bake. yum! I made it to the Vancouver Winter Farmer’s Market at Nat Bailey’s Stadium for the first time a couple of weekends ago, and bought myself [...]

Kona Blue | Kona Kapachi

Has anyone seen this in the Vancouver markets and tried it? A sustainable tuna, yum!! Kona Kampachi® is a delicious, sushi-grade Hawaiian yellowtail, sustainably raised in the pristine open ocean off the coast of Hawaii. In the wild, Seriola rivoliana would be known as Almaco Jack or kahala, but Kona Kampachi® is substantially different from [...]

Italian styled Garlic Prawns with Spicy Sausages

Italian styled Garlic Prawns with Spicy Sausages © Kaishin Chu 2008 I made this for a potluck gathering, it turned out really well as it reheated under the broiler perfectly. Don’t forget to have some good bread for dipping and soaking up the juices at the end. 2 Cups of fresh prawns or room temp. [...]

Pan seared Cod with Sesame Soy Garlic/Ginger Glaze

Photo posted by Kaishin Chu © 2007. Finally got around fine tuning the Glaze recipe. Sorry for the wait Heather! Sesame Soy Garlic/Ginger Glaze 3 Tbsp Soy Sauce (or any other soy based sauce, Memmi or Teriyaki works well too) 1 Tbsp Cooking wine 1 tsp Crushed garlic 1/2 tsp crushed ginger (optional) 1 tsp [...]