What seafood is good for New Year's Eve dinner? What are the rules for eating seafood for New Year's Eve dinner?

We all know that the New Year's Eve dinner is a reunion dinner that is eaten every year on New Year's Eve. It is also a relatively rich dinner. Family members will gather together to eat, and they will cook a variety of dishes, including fish and meat. It is very lively to eat. So what kind of seafood is better to eat for the New Year's Eve dinner? Let's take a closer look!

What seafood is good for New Year's Eve dinner?

The first thing you need to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner is fish

It is a must to eat some fish for the New Year's Eve dinner. Eating some fish for the New Year's Eve dinner not only has the meaning of good luck and happiness, but also symbolizes beauty and happiness. It can be said that no matter it is the New Year's Eve dinner or entertaining guests, there must be fish on the table, and the fish we prepare here needs to be an even number, which represents good things come in pairs. In addition, big fish are generally chosen for cooking here, such as carp or silver carp. Such fish are relatively large in size, and are generally braised or sweet and sour, making a fish with delicious soup and tender meat. This dish, as the finale of the New Year's Eve dinner, needs to be placed in the middle of the plate. Generally, we When making braised fish, you can choose to add a little light soy sauce and sugar to it, so that it will taste better with a slight sweetness. Before making braised fish or sweet and sour fish, we need to marinate the fish in advance to remove the fishy smell. In addition, we fry the fish when cooking to make the surface mature and not easy to break the skin. It is also to make the fish meat more flavorful and delicious, so this step is indispensable. Then we add light soy sauce, sugar, salt and other seasonings. After cooking until the juice is absorbed, keep a little soup, then our braised fish or sweet and sour fish will be delicious.

Need to buy prawns

Prawns are also a delicacy that needs to be bought, and the prawns we bought here are all large prawns. The price may be a little more expensive, but generally large prawns look face-saving when served on the table and are suitable for the whole family to cook together during the Chinese New Year. Generally, if you buy prawns, the family will buy two types. One is a slightly larger prawn as the main dish, which can be made into ketchup prawns or clear water prawns, which will taste particularly delicious. Generally, the prawn shells are not removed to make prawns, which makes the prawns look large and the style is also very good. If the shells are removed, it will be discounted in style to make scrambled eggs with shrimps. Another way is to buy smaller shrimps mainly for making dumplings, or put some shrimps in when cooking, which will also be delicious.

Buy some squid

Many families will prepare some squid to eat on New Year's Eve. When cooking squid, they like to make it like teppanyaki. The squid made in this way will be very delicious. When cooking squid, you can put onions and a little bit of green onion and ginger to remove the fishy smell. In addition, you can add a little cumin powder or cumin grains to make it barbecue flavor, and then add a little delicious chili powder. The taste will be very delicious and delicious. The taste made in this way is a bit like barbecue, and family members also like it. In addition, buying some small squids is also a very good choice for us to use when stewing sauerkraut. If you stew sauerkraut at home, putting a little squid in it can increase the flavor.

You can buy some shellfish

The delicious scallops are also indispensable on the dining table, and if the scallops are well cooked, they taste very good. Dishes such as garlic vermicelli scallops are good choices.

Common seafood dishes for New Year's Eve dinner

abalone

Although abalone looks fancy, it is not too expensive. Generally, a medium-sized abalone costs only about 10 yuan. I plan to buy nine abalones. I will simply steam eight of them, and pair the remaining one with other seafood to make a [seafood family portrait].

Sea cucumber, conch, scallop, shrimp, mullet (or squid), bird shellfish

Many families have a big dish on the New Year's Eve dinner table, which is basically a must every year, a seafood stew made with various seafood. This is also a traditional dish here and a must-have dish at the banquet.

Opium fish or turbot

The live fish that can be bought before the New Year are basically these two farmed fish. There must be fish on the New Year's table, and it must be a whole fish to reflect the "wealth and prosperity have fish".

Another tradition during the Chinese New Year is to fry things before the New Year. Families usually buy a lot of other fish, such as yellow croaker, boss fish, Spanish mackerel, and flathead fish, which are fried before the New Year and kept for consumption during the Chinese New Year.

Tips for eating seafood for New Year's Eve dinner

I plan to prepare 10 dishes for the New Year's Eve dinner, 4 of which contain seafood (there is plenty of seafood at the seaside). I plan to buy the following seafood based on the dishes, and also buy some vegetables and seasonings needed for the seafood.

1. Purchased seafood

According to the recipe, I would choose to buy 500 grams of prawns, 1 golden pomfret (500-750 grams), 10 abalones (about 6 cm), and 300 grams of conch.

Other crabs, sea cucumbers, shellfish, oysters, etc. can be bought at any time and cooked or steamed to taste!

The principle of purchasing seafood for the New Year's Eve dinner is to follow the menu. If you decide the menu in advance, you won't buy ingredients blindly or waste them. You don't need to prepare too much, just enough.

Most local vegetable markets now close at noon on New Year's Eve, and most of them resume business on the first day of the new year, so you can basically buy whatever you need.

2. Vegetables

Don’t buy too many vegetables during the Spring Festival. Vegetables spoil easily and lose moisture and freshness after a few days. It is best to buy and eat them immediately.

We also cook green vegetables on New Year’s Eve, and you can also buy some vegetables for cooking seafood, such as bell peppers, peas, leeks, cucumbers, and coriander.

3. Seasoning for cooking

Every family has its own seasonings for cooking. During the holidays, it is better to prepare a few more seasonings that are not commonly used in daily life. The basic seasonings that can be used for seafood include: Sichuan pepper, starch, chicken essence, sesame oil, dried red pepper, tomato sauce, balsamic vinegar, etc. It is better to have enough of them.

Homemade seafood recipe for New Year's Eve dinner

Steamed Lobster with Vermicelli and Garlic Sauce

1. Clean the lobster, cut off its head, and cut it in half.

2. Spread the softened vermicelli on the bottom of the plate, then put the lobster on it, and then put some minced garlic, steamed fish soy sauce, oyster sauce, and soy sauce on the lobster.

3. After the steamer starts to boil, put the lobster in and steam it over high heat for 15 minutes.

4. Finally, heat some oil and pour it on the lobster.

There must be some big dishes and hard dishes on the table for the New Year’s Eve dinner, and lobster is a good choice.

The steamed lobster is tender and elastic, and the vermicelli spread on the bottom of the plate absorbs the freshness of the lobster and the aroma of the minced garlic, making it particularly delicious!

Steamed Grouper

1. Wash the grouper, remove the internal organs, and cut the back of the fish to make it easier to season.

2. Put some ginger slices and green onions on the fish, then pour in a little steamed fish soy sauce.

3. After the steam comes up in the steamer, put the grouper in and steam for 7 minutes.

4. Finally, heat some oil in a pan and pour it over the grouper.

Fish is a must for Chinese New Year, as it is a good omen for "abundance every year". The bright red color of the grouper is in line with the atmosphere of Chinese New Year.

Steamed grouper with tender meat and rich nutrition is a very suitable dish for Chinese New Year!

Sea cucumber millet porridge

1. Wash the millet and soak it in clean water for 30 minutes.

2. Put millet and water into a casserole, boil over high heat, then simmer over low heat.

3. In another pot, put ginger slices and cooking wine in clean water, and blanch the sea cucumber.

4. When the millet porridge is cooked until thick, add the sea cucumber and cook for 3 minutes, then add wolfberry and appropriate amount of salt.

At the end of the New Year’s Eve dinner, it is most appropriate to serve a pot of hot sea cucumber millet porridge.

Sea cucumbers are particularly nutritious and can improve immunity, while millet porridge is a very stomach-nourishing food. Therefore, this sea cucumber millet porridge is the best choice whether it is for the elderly or for people who have just drunk alcohol.