Brother Sam Choy does it again, this time with his real love: cooking the fruits of the sea, Hawaii’s original cuisine. Here is an array of delightful seafood recipes to tantalize your taste buds.
Recipes
- Breakfast, Lunch and Crab’s Crab Cakes with Curry Aioli
- Steamed Ama Ebi with Dipping Sauce
- ‘Ahi Tartare with Ginger
- Lomi Lomi Spooned ‘O‘io (Bonefish)
- Seafood-Stuffed ‘Opelu with Tomato Lomi
- “Catch of the Day” Crispy Seafood Basket
- Breaded Oysters with Wasabi Cocktail Sauce
- Ogo, Shrimp & Scallop Tempura
- Chinese Scallops with Chili-Ginger Oil and Black Beans
- Deep-Fried Crab Meat Balls with Sweet & Sour Pineapple Sauce
- Oyster Cakes with Hijimi Rémoulade
- Island-Style Stir-Fried Shrimp
- Lobster Boil with Hawaiian Salt, Chili Peppers & Other Stuffs
- Fresh Oysters w/Jicama and Fresh Chili Lime Shoyu
- Oysters on the Half-Shell with Ginger Daikon Sauce
- Steamed Clams and Shrimp with Spicy Black Beans
- ‘Ahi Cakes with Wasabi Aioli
- Furikake-Crusted Sashimi
- Dungeness Crab Soup
- ‘Ahi Salad with Creamy Peanut Dressing
- Baby Romaine Lettuce with Honey Ginger Bay Scallops & Fresh Bay Shrimp
- Spicy Soy Shrimp Salad
- Seafood Cream of Broccoli Soup
- Poached Scallops with a Tarragon Vinaigrette
- Cold Shrimp and Long Rice Salad
- Wok-Fried Red Lettuce and Red Oak with Ginger Slivers, Garlic & Fried Shrimp
- Maui Fisherman’s Soup
- Macadamia Nut-Crusted Ono Caesar Salad
- Ginger Clam Miso Soup
- Hot and Sour Opah Soup
- Green Papaya Abalone Soup
- Sam’s Shrimp and Papaya Salad
- Kona Fisherman’s Wife’s Pasta
- Chinese Pasta with Sesame-Crusted Opah
- Color Coa Poke with Red Ogo
- Tofu Poke with Red Ogo
- Marinated Poke in Coconut Milk
- Spicy Poke
- Shrimp Scampi with Green Linguine
- Spaghetti with Seafood Tomato Sauce
- Tropical Island Poke
- Smoked A‘u Poke
- Tomato Poke with Green Ogo and Dry ‘Opae
- “Ogo,” You Go, I Go Oysters (Yummy)
- Lobster Poke
- Poke Crabs Medley
- Kona Cuisine Ulua Poke with Oriental Citrus Vinaigrette
- Lu‘au Shrimp Pasta
- Macadamia Nut Mahimahi with Chili-Papaya-Pineapple Chutney
- Steamed Onaga with Pickled Ginger and Scallions
- Blackened Ono
- Seared Albacore Tuna with Coconut-Ginger Sauce
- Weke ‘Ula with Shoyu Ginger Sauce & Roasted Sesame Butter
- Ginger Pesto Rice with Macadamia Nut Mahimahi
- Miso Yaki Salmon
- Onaga with Tropical Herb Salsa
- Fresh ‘Ahi Clubhouse Sandwich
- Onaga with Tropical Sweet and Sour Sauce
- Sautéed Mahimahi with Warm Corn Sauce
- Kuku’s Pan-Fried Kalikali
- Ginger Pesto-Crusted ‘Opakapaka with Coconut Cream Sauce
- Crunchy Hale‘iwa Mahimahi
- Deep-Fried Hapu‘upu‘u (Sea Bass) with Tropical Fruit Salsa
- Mahimahi Black Beans with Stir-Fried Vegetables
- Christopher’s Crab Cakes with Herb Sauce
- Sam’s “Local Boy” Cioppino
- Crab Omelette
- Wok-Seared Ama Ebi with Lemon Grass
- Seafood Creole
- Lobster Club with Tango Lettuce
- Oven-Roasted Dungeness Crab with Garlic Butter
- Panko Oysters with Spicy, Vine-Ripened Tomato Relish
- Steamed Clams in Asian Broth
- Seared Ginger Scallops with Tomato-Chanterelles Lomi
- Steamed Clams with Ginger Pesto Butter
- Coconut Mac-Nut Shrimp with Guava Sweet & Sour Sauce
- Steamed Maryland Blue Crabs
- Steamed “‘Ono-licious” Shrimp
- Scallops with Chinese Cabbage and Ramen
- Barbecued A‘u (Swordfish) Kabobs
- Broiled Lobster with Basil-Garlic Butter and Grilled Corn Relish
- Creole Grilled Onaga
- Foil-Wrapped ‘Opelu
- Grilled Marinated Mahimahi with Poha, Mango, and Papaya Relish
- Calamari with a Hibachi Twist
- Cilantro Salmon Steaks
- ‘Ahi with Lime-Shoyu Marinade
- Broiled ‘Opakapaka
- Grilled Mixed Seafood Salad
- Fried ‘Opelu with Tomato-Ogo Relish
- Grilled Basil-Ginger A‘u Steaks
- Mahimahi with Cilantro Chutney
- Marinated Shrimp, Scallops, and Mango Kabobs
- Ono with Grilled Garden Vegetables
- Poke Kabobs
- Spicy Grilled Opah
- Stuffed Calamari with Apple Banana & Cooked on the Hibachi
- Tequila-Grilled Shrimp
- Pulehu Island Mix Grill
- Black Goma Asparagus with Bay Scallops
- Choy Sum with “‘Ono-licious” Sauce
- Honoka‘a-Style Bread Stuffing
- Baked Coconut Taro
- Kahuku Corn Smashed Potatoes
- Kona Flaming Wok Clams in Shells
- Hibachi Mixed Vegetables
- Carrots and Cranberries
- Shiitake Mushroom Rice with Shredded Ono Stir-Fry and Fresh Spinach
- Paniolo Potato Hash
- Sam Choy’s Lop Cheong Fried Rice
- Steve’s Kona Ogo Coleslaw
Stir-Fried Chili-Garlic Shrimp
Waipi‘o Ho‘i‘o Kim Chee
Wok Lobster with Fresh Kona Oyster Mushrooms
Stir-Fried Dungeness Crab and Black Beans
Apple Cobbler
Chocolate,Chocolate-Chip Cheesecake
Coconut Bread Pudding
Crème Brûlée
Macadamia Nut Cream Pie
Sam Choy’s Pineapple Cheesecake with Macadamia Nut Crust
Haupia Profiteroles
Lemon Tart
Macadamia Nut Banana Cake
Key Lime Pie
Minaka’s Mac Nut Brownie
Bermuda Triangle
Sam’s North Shore Smoothie
Scorpion in a Glass
You are the Bestest
Guava Colada from the Valley
Haupia with a Kick, “Oh Yeah”
Kona Mac Freeze
Lava Flow—Get it While It’s Hot!!!
Loco Loco Mocha Mocha
Over the Rainbow
Tropical Crab Itch
Authors: Chef Sam Choy and Ui Goldsberry