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Dat’l Do-It mild hot sauce–a favorite One serving left of sword fish but a lot of fresh pineapple chunks lead one to the other. Most pineapple sauces go Asian and call for teriyaki sauce, dark sugar and soy sauce. Instead, I started out with Dat’l Do-It, which is made in Florida with datil peppers. I’ve …
Shrimp Scampi with Deli Sautéed SpinachMy shrimp scampi recipe was posted years ago. But I always thought something was a bit off about it. I finally figured out that it was the Worchester Sauce. Worchester Sauce and shrimp are not flavor pals, so I’ve taken it out.This recipe below is tried and true but I …
PAELLA A LA MCLEAN Serves 8• 7 cups chicken stock or broth (low salt)• BG satchel (parsley stems, pepper corns, thyme and bay leaves)• 2 lbs small mussels• 2 oz white wine• 1.5 lbs sea bass or monkfish, cut to serving size• 20 medium shrimp• ½ lb squid , cut …
CRAB CAKES III (80mm ring molds=4cakes; 60mm=6 cakes;40mm=12 cakes)1 lb jumbo lump crab meat1 egg1 T Dijon mustard4 dashes Tennessee Sunshine2 T chopped fresh parsley1 t Worchester sauceS/P TT5 T fresh breadcrumbs or Panko¼ C Wondra flour or AP flour2T butter or mild EVOO1. Pick crab meat over and set aside in colander to drain2. …
I stock shrimp–buy the 11-15/lb size from Costco, bring ’em home, vacuum seal them in bags of 4 to 6–then freeze them for posterity. They’re easy to prepare with the only caution not to over cook them. Here’s how: thaw the shrimp, set a timer for two minutes, bring a small pot of beer or …
Consomme is chicken soup made from chicken stock, clarified with eggs and raw meat and strained and strained again. When done right, it is so clear you can read the date on a quarter coin dropped to the bottom of the soup pot. Years back it was the soup of choice to snatch life back …
Farmed salmon is good and inexpensive. Here, seasoned with Cajun Seasoning from The Spice House and stir fry veggies from Trader Joe’s–all done in the wok with EVOO. Thaw the veggies and season the salmon fillet, then toss and stir fry the veggies at high heat in the wok until done-about five minutes. Remove the …
We were long overdue to have a shrimp casserole. I had a coupleof ideas from school but garlic was on our mind, so it had to be shrimpscampi. Further, there was some leftover feta cheese from last week,when The Little Woman made her signature tacos. (Go here to learnall about Feta.) What follows is a …
We had a little canned crabmeat left over from Thanksgiving and an unfinished container of tabbouleh, both of which we got at Costco. Though vacuum sealed,the crabmeat had to be used soon. Tabbouleh is a tasty low fatMiddle Eastern spread made with bulgur wheat and finely diced tomato, onion, cilantro, mint and lemon in EVOO. …
This is a mid-afternoon pick-me-up or appetizer before dinner. It’s traditional to let the acids cook the shrimp but since these were large I decided to poach them briefly. Start with 6-8 large raw shrimp (20 count or lower) and a pot filled with a bottle of beer. Bring the beer to boil (skim off …