56 steamed shrimp recipes

Plump shrimp or scallops seared in garlic butter with sweet red pepper strips and a bright squeeze of lemon. This 5-ingredient Provencal-style seafood dinner is on the table in 30 minutes over steamed rice.

Homemade siopao steamed dumplings stuffed with a savory shrimp, ground pork, and water chestnut filling. Makes 30 pillowy buns from scratch, street-food style.

Seafood paella simmers quick-cooking brown rice with saffron, sweet red peppers, and garlic, then finishes with shrimp, green peas, and steamed-open mussels. A faster, one-pan take on the Spanish classic.

Traditional New England clam bake with lobsters, clams, corn, potatoes, and shrimp steamed over hot rocks under fresh seaweed. The classic beach-fire feast for a crowd of 24.

Steamed mussels topped with a Thai-spiced fish mousse of ginger, lemongrass, shrimp paste, and basil. An elegant bamboo-steamer appetizer for a Southeast Asian dinner.

Szechuan-style shrimp velveted in a light egg-cornstarch batter, then wok-tossed with ginger, garlic, and dried chili in a sweet-sour-spicy sauce. Serve over steamed rice for a Chinese kitchen classic.

Thai-style stuffed tomatoes filled with seasoned ground pork, shrimp, peas, and corn, flavored with pounded garlic, peppercorns, coriander root, and fish sauce. Gently steamed until tender and fragrant.

Seafood bisque started as a New year's Eve dinner tradition, New Year's 2010.