Steam + Starters recipes (30)

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Beef Wontons

Recipe by: Donna

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Once they have been put together you can either fry them or steam them; both ways are delicious.

Breton Mussels with Herbs and Crème Fraîche

Recipe by: Kasienko

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A simple recipe for mussels from Brittany. Serve with a sliced baguette and a dry white wine.

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Champ cakes with cherry tomato dressing

Recipe by: Chrissie Lloyd

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Champ is an Irish dish of mashed potatoes and leeks, and here the tomato dressing adds colour as well as vitamins. Potatoes, in this dish unpeeled, contain their best source of fibre and nutrients in and just under the skin.

Char Siu Bao

Recipe by: Carol chi-wa Chung

Reviews(4)

This is a simple recipe for Chinese barbecue pork buns. A wok equipped with a stainless steel steam plate (a plate with holes to allow steam to pass) is required to make these. You will also need to follow the recipe on this site for Hom Bao (Chinese steamed buns).

Chinese New Year Turnip Cake

Recipe by: Carol, Chung Chi Wa

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This recipe is handed down from my mum's mum. This is NOT a dessert (not sweet), but more like a 'quick bread' for the Chinese. This 'cake' is usually made and eaten during the Chinese New Year or its slices are usually found all year round as dim sum in Chinese restaurants. This cake can be kept for 1 week in the fridge (but usually it's finished within a day!!)

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Chinese Steamed King Prawns

Recipe by: IS15BJC

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Fresh king prawns are steamed in a soy sauce, garlic and brandy. Simple and delicious.

Chouriço and Clams

Recipe by: Star Pooley

Reviews(4)

Serve this delectable dish with a fresh, warm loaf of crusty bread for mopping up all the delicious sauce. Use Spanish chorizo if you can't find the Portuguese chouriço.

Clams and beans

Recipe by: Sara

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Clams and Beans is a delicious seafood dish, trust me! The combination really works and the flavour is amazing. It's often cooked by fishermen along the North & East Spanish coastline. This recipe is starter and also it's perfect like side dish with a whole grilled fish.

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Curried Mussels

Recipe by: Kerry

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Mussels steamed in a white wine cream sauce with a hint of curry. An easy and delicious recipe, you'll love it!

Dim sum with dipping sauce

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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These Chinese dumplings, known as shao may or shiu may, have a chicken filling, which is lighter than the traditional pork mixture. Wonton wrappers, sold in Oriental food stores, can be used, or you can make your own pasta wrapping. Serve these dim sum as the starter for a multi-course Chinese meal.

Fish dim sum

Recipe by: Norma MacMillan

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These steamed dumplings made with wonton wrappers look especially appealing served in Chinese bamboo steamers. Provide your guests with cocktail sticks to help with dipping the dim sum and eating them.

Garlic Sautéed Artichokes

Recipe by: JJDON

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Fresh artichokes are sautéed in garlic butter before steaming in this Italian-inspired vegetable dish.

Greek Mussels

Recipe by: Derek Morrison

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Steamed mussels with a white wine and Greek yoghurt sauce. Garnish with plenty of lemon and serve with a good crusty bread.

Green beans and celeriac in a stir-fry dressing

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Lightly steamed vegetables in a sweet and sour sauce make a pretty starter or party dish.

Green vegetable salad with garlic and ginger

Recipe by: Brenda Houghton

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Crisp, healthy and delicately flavoured, these lightly steamed vegetables can be enjoyed hot or cold.

Hom Bao

Recipe by: Carol chi-wa Chung

Reviews(3)

Follow this recipe carefully and you will be rewarded with comforting, fluffy and tasty Chinese steamed buns. "Hom Bao" refers to any filled Chinese buns, but if you want to fill these with traditional barbecue pork filling before steaming, follow the recipe for Char Siu Bao, also on this site.

Mike's Tequila Mussels

Recipe by: LEAH72

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Shying away from the typical tomato or wine based steamed mussel recipe? This one features tequila and lime and it as easy as 1..2..3 to prepare! Serve straightaway with some crusty bread to soak up the juice.

Moules Marinières

Recipe by: Patti

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Be transported to the south of France with this dish. Serve with crusty bread, and a nice chilled glass of white wine.

Moules à la Marinière

Recipe by: Christine

Reviews(5)

This is a classic recipe that's simple, too. Most of the work is preparing the mussels; cooking takes very little time. Crusty bread is essential for dipping in the buttery wine sauce.

Moules à la Provençale

Recipe by: Corinne Hobin

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Tomatoes and garlic are essential to this dish, which is light, fresh and full of flavour. A perfect preparation for mussels if you like to avoid the cream and butter so prominent in many other recipes.

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